Electronic Telegram No. 1642

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 2008iq

Further to CBET 1607, 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
2008iq   Dec. 30.48   10 39 26.86  + 5 05 24.2   18.2    1".9 W, 0".8 N

Additional KAIT magnitudes for 2008iq:  a combined image from 2008 Jan.-Mar.,
[20.5; Dec. 31.45 UT, 18.4; 2009 Jan. 1.49, 18.4.

Host galaxy info: vel =21798 km/s; 0.1 x 0.1; 18.4g;

SN type info: Ia

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