Electronic Telegram No. 1507

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 2008fq IN NGC 6907

Further to CBET 1494, P. Thrasher, 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
2008fq   Sept. 15.29   20 25 06.19  -24 48 27.6   15.4    5".5 W, 4".6 N

Additional KAIT magnitudes for 2008fq in NGC 6907:  Sept. 6.30 UT, [18.8;
16.21, 15.5.

Host galaxy info: vel = 3190 km/s; 3.3 x 2.7; 11.90; SB(s)bc

SN type info: II

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