Electronic Telegram No. 913

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 2007bc IN UGC 6332

Further to IAUC 8822, R. Prasad and W. Li report the observations
of an apparent supernova on unfiltered KAIT images taken on Apr. 4.32
(at mag 16.1) and 6.19 UT (mag 16.0).  The new object is located at
R.A. = 11h19m14s.57, Decl. = +20o48'32".5 (equinox 2000.0), which is
29".2 west and 16".5 south of the center of UGC 6332.  A KAIT image
taken on Mar. 9.35 showed nothing at this position (limiting mag 18.8).

Host galaxy info: vel = 6227 km/s, 1.2 x 1.1, 14.13, (R)SBa

SN type info: Ia

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