Electronic Telegram No. 1656

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 2009H IN NGC 1084

Further to CBET 1647, 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       2009 UT       R.A. (2000.0) Decl.      Mag.      Offset
2009H   Jan. 2.48    2 45 58.36  - 7 35 00.3   17.4    21".8 W, 17".1 S

Additional KAIT magnitudes for 2009H in NGC 1084:  2008 Nov. 22.31 UT, [19.2;
2009 Jan. 7.22, 17.1.

Host galaxy info: vel= 1407 km/s ; 3.3 x 1.2; 11.6g; SA(s)c HII

SN type info: II

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