SN 2009am

Electronic Telegram No. 1706

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

SUPERNOVAE 2009am in NGC 3060


Further to CBET 1690, J. Leja, S. B. Cenko, W. Li, and A. V. Filippenko
report the LOSS discovery of an apparent supernova on unfiltered KAIT images:

 SN       2009 UT       R.A. (2000.0) Decl.      Mag.      Offset
2009am   Feb. 21.35   9 56 19.60  +16 50 04.1   19.0    5".7 E, 12".1 N

Additional KAIT magnitudes for 2009am in NGC 3060:  a combined image from
2008 Dec. to 2009 Jan., [19.5; 2009 Feb. 27.41 UT, 18.1.

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Host galaxy info: vel= 3684 km/s ; 2.2 x 0.6; 13.82; Sb

SN type info: IIP

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