Electronic Telegram No. 2203

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 2010ak IN MCG +03-41-142

Further to CBET 2177, J. Rex, 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       2010 UT        R.A. (2000.0) Decl.      Mag.      Offset
 2010ak   Mar. 11.55   16 10 50.01  +17 58 36.1   18.2    7".5 W, 7".3 N

Additional KAIT magnitudes for 2010ak in MCG +03-41-142:  2009 Aug. 20.20 UT,
[19.2; 2010 Mar. 12.45, 18.1.

Host galaxy info: vel= 10957 km/s; 0.7 x 0.5; 15.34; Sbc pec

SN type info: Ic

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