Electronic Telegram No. 1457

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 2008em IN MCG -04-53-33

Further to CBET 1456, J. Leja, W. Li, and A. V. Filippenko, University
of California, report the LOSS discovery of an apparent supernova on
unfiltered KAIT images:

 SN       2008 UT        R.A. (2000.0) Decl.      Mag.      Offset
2008em   July 31.40   22 44 37.70  -21 54 35.2   18.7    17".8 W, 0".5 S

Additional KAIT magnitudes for 2008em in MCG -04-53-33:  2007 Oct.-Dec., [20.8
(a combined unfiltered image); 2008 July 8.44 UT, [18.1; Aug 1.40, 18.5.

Host galaxy info: vel = 9978 km/s; 1.3 x 0.4; 15.15; Sb:

SN type info: Ic

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