Electronic Telegram No. 1978

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 2009jw IN UGC 3933

Further to CBET 1974, I. Kleiser, 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
 2009jw   Oct. 3.55    7 37 36.76  +41 56 56.9   18.3    4".1 W, 7".0 N

Additional KAIT magnitudes for 2009jw in UGC 3933:  a co-added frame from
Mar. 13 to Apr. 21, [19.5; Oct. 17.56, 18.5.

Host galaxy info: vel = 5987 kim/s; 0.8 x 0.77; 14.6g; SAB(s)bc

SN type info: II

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