Electronic Telegram No. 1469

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 2008ew IN IC 1236

Further to CBET 1460, C. Griffith, 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
2008ew   Aug. 10.22   16 58 28.92  +20 02 38.0   18.0    9".7 W, 8".1 N

Additional KAIT magnitudes for 2008ew in IC 1236:  Aug. 2.24 UT, [19.5;
14.24, 17.7.

Host galaxy info: vel = 6030 km/s; 1.1 x 0.9; 14.3g; SAB(s)c

SN type info: Ic

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