Electronic Telegram No. 802

Central Bureau for Astronomical Telegrams INTERNATIONAL ASTRONOMICAL UNION M.S. 18, Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory, Cambridge, MA 02138, U.S.A. IAUSUBS@CFA.HARVARD.EDU or FAX 617-495-7231 (subscriptions) CBAT@CFA.HARVARD.EDU (science) URL http://cfa-www.harvard.edu/iau/cbat.html

SUPERNOVA 2007E IN NGC 921

     Further to IAUC 8792, N. Joubert and W. Li report the LOSS discovery
of an apparent supernova on unfiltered KAIT images taken on Jan. 10.17
(at mag 15.9) and 12.13 UT (mag 16.0).  SN 2007E is located at R.A. =
2h26m34s.41, Decl. = -15 50'36".5 (equinox 2000.0), which is 15".7 east
and 14".2 north of the center of NGC 921.  A KAIT image taken on 2006
Dec. 7.16 showed nothing at this position (limiting mag 18.2).

Host galaxy info: vel = 6778 km/s; 1.3 x 0.6; 15.41; SB(r)c?

SN type info: Ia

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