Electronic Telegram No. 986

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 2007cs IN UGC 12798

Further to IAUC 8829, D. Winslow and W. Li report the discovery
of an apparent supernova (mag 15.9) on unfiltered KAIT images taken on
June 24.49 and 26.43 UT.  The new object is located at R.A. =
23h49m39s.00, Decl. = +29o55'52".1 (equinox 2000.0), which is 12".4
west and 2".5 south of the nucleus of UGC 12798.  A KAIT image taken
on Jan. 8.09 showed nothing at this location (limiting mag 18.5).

Host galaxy info: vel = 5264 km/s, 1.2 x 0.3, 15.36, S?

SN type info: Ia

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