Circular No. 8373

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SUPERNOVA 2004dd IN NGC 124

Further to IAUC 8372, J. Graham and W. Li report the LOSS
discovery of an apparent supernova (mag about 17.1) on an
unfiltered KAIT image taken on July 12.44 UT.  The new object was
confirmed on an earlier image taken on July 1.45 (mag about 17.0).
SN 2004dd is located at R.A. = 0h27m52s.98, Decl. = -1o48'46".3
(equinox 2000.0), which is 9".9 east and 9".5 south of the nucleus
of NGC 124.  A KAIT image taken on 2003 Dec. 28.25 showed nothing
at this position (limiting mag about 19.5). 

Host galaxy info: vel = 4060 km/s, 1.4 x 0.9, 13.67, SA(s)c

SN type info: II

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