Electronic Telegram No. 1517

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 2008fu IN ESO 480-IG21

Further to CBET 1507, A. Narla, 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
2008fu   Sept. 25.45   3 02 28.50  -24 27 21.5   17.4    3".0 W

Additional KAIT magnitudes for 2008fu in ESO 480-IG21:  Sept. 8.49 UT,
[19.1; 26.43, 17.6.

Host galaxy info: vel =15711 km/s; 2.0 x 0.4; 17.02; S HII

SN type info: Ia

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