Electronic Telegram No. 1363

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 2008ce IN NGC 4428

Further to CBET 1360, P. Thrasher, 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
2008ce   May  2.36   12 27 27.70  - 8 10 05.3   17.4    9".3 W, 0".6 S

Additional KAIT magnitudes for 2008ce in NGC 4428:  Apr. 12.38 UT, [19.3;
May 3.32, 17.5.

Host galaxy info: vel = 2978 km/s; 1.9 x 0.8; 13.07; SAB(rs)c HII

SN type info: II

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