Electronic Telegram No. 1066

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 2007hb IN NGC 819

Further to CBET 1062, P. Thrasher and W. Li report the LOSS discovery
of an apparent supernova (mag 17.9) on an unfiltered KAIT image taken on
Sept. 12.48 UT.  The new object is located at R.A. = 2h08m34s.08, Decl. =
+29o14'13".9 (equinox 2000.0), which 4".8 west and 11".4 north of the
center of NGC 819.  Additional KAIT magnitudes for 2007ir:  Aug. 11.48 UT,
[19.3; 21.49, [18.5; 29.47, 18.1.

Host galaxy info: vel = 6576 km/s, 0.6 x 0.4, 14.40, S?

SN type info: Ibc

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