Electronic Telegram No. 1333

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 2008bs IN UGC 4085

Further to CBET 1322, X. Parisky, W. Li, and A. V. Filippenko, University
of California at Berkeley, report the LOSS discovery of an apparent supernova
on unfiltered KAIT images:

 SN       2008 UT       R.A. (2000.0) Decl.      Mag.      Offset
2008bs   Apr. 8.17    7 55 18.88  +53 19 43.4   18.6   4".5 W, 8".2 S

Additional KAIT magnitudes for 2008bs:  Feb. 6.21 UT, [19.8; Mar. 5.20, [19.0;
Mar. 21.21, [19.3; Apr. 10.18, 18.6.

Host galaxy info: vel = 7301 km/s; 1.0 x 0.7; 14.38; SB(rs)b HII

SN type info: Ib

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