Electronic Telegram No. 1598

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 2008hs IN NGC 910

Further to CBET 1593, P. Thrasher, S. B. Cenko, 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
2008hs   Dec. 1.29    2 25 29.62  +41 50 35.1   17.7    31".5 E, 68".1 N

Additional KAIT magnitudes for 2008hs:  Nov. 24.37 UT, [18.8; Dec. 2.26, 17.3.

Host galaxy info: vel = 5207 km/s; 2.0 x 2.0; 13.18; E+

SN type info: Ia

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