Electronic Telegram No. 960

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 2007cg IN ESO 508-G75

Further to IAUC 8829, P. Thrasher and W. Li report the LOSS
discovery of an apparent supernovae on unfiltered KAIT images
taken on May 11.34 (at mag 17.7) and 12.35 UT (mag 17.6).  The new
object is located at R.A. = 13h25m33s.58, Decl. = -24o39'08".1
(equinox 2000.0), which is 3".1 east and 0".7 north of the center
of ESO 508-G75.  Nothing is visible at this location on a KAIT image
from Apr. 27.37 (limiting mag 18.7).

Host galaxy info: vel = 9952 km/s, 1.1 x 0.3, 15.96, S...

SN type info: Ia

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