Circular No. 8590

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SUPERNOVA 2005do IN UGC 2495

Further to IAUC 8589, E. Lee and W. Li report the LOSS
discovery of an apparent supernova on unfiltered KAIT images taken
on Aug. 8.50 (at mag 17.4), 11.47 (mag 17.6), 22.51 (mag 18.1), and
23.46 UT (mag 18.2).  SN 2005do is located at R.A. = 3h02m00s.42,
Decl. = +41o34'34".2 (equinox 2000.0), which is 70".4 west and
62".0 south of the nucleus of UGC 2495.  A KAIT image taken on 2004
Jan. 30.16 showed nothing at this position (limiting mag about 19.0).

Host galaxy info: vel = 9135 km/s, 1.3 x 1.1, 14.4, S0

SN type info: Ia

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