Electronic Telegram No. 1129

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 2007pk IN NGC 579

Further to CBET 1122, X. Parisky and W. Li report the discovery of an
apparent supernova (mag 17.0) on unfiltered KAIT images taken on Nov. 10.31
UT.  The new object, designated 2007pk, is located at R.A. = 1h31m47s.07,
Decl. = +33o36'54".1 (equinox 2000.0), which is 7".4 east and 1".8 south of
the nucleus of NGC 579.  A KAIT image taken on Nov. 5.33 showed nothing at
this location (limiting mag 19.3).

Host galaxy info: vel = 4993 km/s, 1.1 x 1.0, 13.9, Scd:

SN type info: IIn

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