Electronic Telegram No. 1736

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

SUPERNOVAE 2009bs IN NGC 5136

Further to CBET 1706, 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       2009 UT       R.A. (2000.0) Decl.      Mag.      Offset
2009bs   Mar. 21.43   13 26 56.20  +52 45 17.5   17.7    17".7 E, 4".4 N

Additional KAIT magnitudes for 2009bs in NGC 5163:  Feb. 4.48 UT, [19.0;
Mar. 24.43, 17.6.

Host galaxy info: vel= 8922 km/s ; 1.03 x 0.74; 14.2g; E

SN type info: Ia

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