Electronic Telegram No. 1433

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 2008eb IN NGC 6574

Further to CBET 1426, R. Mostardi, W. Li, and A. V. Filippenko, University
of California, report the LOSS discovery of an apparent supernova in NGC 6574
on unfiltered KAIT images:

 SN       2008 UT       R.A. (2000.0) Decl.      Mag.      Offset
2008eb   July 7.34   18 11 52.17  +14 58 50.6   17.3    13".1 E, 2".9 S

Additional KAIT magnitudes for 2008eb:  July 1.35 UT, [19.5; 8.33, 17.2

Host galaxy info: vel = 2282 km/s; 1.4 x 1.1; 12.83; SAB(rs)bc: Sy2

SN type info: Ic

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