Electronic Telegram No. 1555

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 2008gp IN MCG +00-9-74

Further to CBET 1553, P. Thrasher, S. B. Cenko, 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
2008gp   Oct. 27.42   3 23 00.73  + 1 21 42.8   18.4    10".9 E, 11".7 S

Additional KAIT magnitudes for 2008gp in MCG +00-9-74:  Oct. 20.39 UT,
[19.3; 28.41, 18.1.

Host galaxy info: vel =10017 km/s; 1.3 x 0.8; 14.59; (R)SAB(r)a pec?

SN type info: Ia

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