Circular No. 8459

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SUPERNOVA 2005A IN NGC 958

        Further to IAUC 8453, J. Graham and W. Li report the LOSS
discovery of an apparent supernova (mag about 17.1) on unfiltered
KAIT images taken on Jan. 5.26 and 6.25 UT.  SN 2005A is located at
R.A. = 2h30m43s.25, Decl. = -2o56'19".8 (equinox 2000.0), which is
8".2 east and 0".7 north of the nucleus of NGC 958.  A KAIT image
taken on 2004 Dec. 17.25 showed nothing at this position (limiting
mag about 19.0).

Host galaxy info: vel = 5738 km/s, 2.9 x 1.0, 12.73, SB(rs)c:

SN type info: Ia

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