Electronic Telegram No. 1372
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 2008ch IN MCG -01-52-16
Further to CBET 1365, D. Winslow, 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 2008ch May 11.49 20 38 54.52 - 5 38 12.4 18.1 0".1 E, 11".2 N Additional KAIT magnitudes for 2008ch in MCG -01-52-16: 2007 Nov. 17.18 UT, [19.3; 2008 May 13.48, 18.3.-----------------------------
Host galaxy info: vel = 3900 km/s; 2.6 x 0.6; 13.6g; (R')Sa:
SN type info: II
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