Electronic Telegram No. 1360

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 2008cd IN NGC 5038

Further to CBET 1345, 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
2008cd   Apr. 29.37   13 15 01.75  -15 57 06.8   16.6    6".9 W, 0".3 S

Additional KAIT magnitudes for 2008cd in NGC 5038:  Mar. 3.39 UT, [19.7;
Apr. 13.40, 18.1.

Host galaxy info: vel = 2222 km/s; 1.4 x 0.3; 14.5; S0: sp LINER

SN type info: Ia

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