Electronic Telegram No. 997

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 2007fo IN NGC 7714

Further to IAUC 8829, H. Khandrika and W. Li report the
discovery of an apparent supernova (mag 18.2) on unfiltered KAIT
images taken on July 9.43 and 10.43 UT.  The new object is located
at R.A. = 23h36m13s.98, Decl. = +2o09'30".4 (equinox 2000.0), which
is 2".5 west and 12".4 north of the nucleus of NGC 7714.  KAIT
images taken on Jan. 8.10 (limiting mag 19.5) and June 22.45
(limiting mag 18.6) showed nothing at this location.

Host galaxy info: vel = 2798 km/s, 1.9 x 1.4, 13.00, SB(s)b:pec;HII LINER

SN type info: Ib

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