Electronic Telegram No. 1451

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 2008ej IN UGC 276

Further to CBET 1444, J. Leja, W. Li, and A. V. Filippenko,
University of California, report the LOSS discovery of an apparent
supernova on unfiltered KAIT images:

 SN       2008 UT       R.A. (2000.0) Decl.      Mag.      Offset
2008ej   July 27.48   0 27 59.26  +30 45 48.7   18.8    4".2 W, 5".4 S

Additional KAIT magnitudes for 2008ej in UGC 276:  2007 Sept.-Dec., [20.5
(a combined unfiltered image); 2008 July 26.47 UT, 19.0; 28.46, 18.8.

Host galaxy info: vel = 6331 km/s; 1.0 x 0.2; 15.60; Sab

SN type info: II

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