Electronic Telegram No. 1541

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 2008gj IN NGC 7321

Further to CBET 1539, J. Rex, W. Li, S. B. Cenko, 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
2008gj   Oct. 19.27   22 36 28.57  +21 37 55.3   18.2    7".6 E, 37".0 N

Additional KAIT magnitudes for 2008gj in NGC 7321:  Oct. 1.25 UT, [19.5;
7.21, [19.1; 20.21, 18.1.

Host galaxy info: vel = 7145 km/s; 1.6 x 1.1; 13.71; SB(r)b

SN type info: Ic

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