Electronic Telegram No. 2498

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

SUPERNOVA 2010it IN NGC 1417

Further to CBET 2497, 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
 2010it   Oct. 11.51   3 41 57.50  - 4 42 21.1   17.0    2".3 E, 4".1 S

Additional KAIT magnitudes for 2010it:  Oct. 6.50 UT, [18.9; Oct. 14.46, 15.9.

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Host galaxy info: vel = 4114 km/s; 2.7 x 1.7; 12.68; SAB(rs)b

SN type info: Ia

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