Electronic Telegram No. 1799

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 2009en IN UGC 9515

Further to CBET 1795, 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       2009 UT       R.A. (2000.0) Decl.      Mag.      Offset
2009en   May 8.41    14 46 22.62  +13 01 27.0   17.6    16".5 E, 12".5 N

Additional KAIT magnitudes for 2009en in UGC 9515:  Apr. 18.41 UT, [19.2;
May 12.41, 17.9.

Host galaxy info: vel= 14011 km/s ; 0.76 x 0.62; 15.1g; S?

SN type info: Ia

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