Electronic Telegram No. 1873

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 2009hj IN NGC 7372

Further to CBET 1859, W. Li, S. B. Cenko, and A. V. Filippenko report
the LOSS discovery of another apparent supernova on unfiltered KAIT images:

 SN       2009 UT        R.A. (2000.0) Decl.      Mag.      Offset
 2009hj   June 26.47   22 45 46.08  +11 07 58.3   19.1    1".1 E, 6".2 N

Additional KAIT magnitudes for 2009hj in NGC 7372:  a combined unfiltered
image from 2008 Nov. to Dec., [20.5; 2009 June 27.46 UT, 18.9.

Host galaxy info: vel= 11700 km/s ; 1.0 x 0.9; 14.36; S?

SN type info: II

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