Electronic Telegram No. 1888

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 2009hp IN MCG +01-08-30

Further to CBET 1886, J. Choi, 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       2009 UT       R.A. (2000.0) Decl.      Mag.      Offset
 2009hp   July 26.50   2 58 23.96  + 6 35 35.1   16.7    9".1 W, 4".0 N

Additional KAIT magnitudes for 2009hp in MCG +01-08-30:  2008 Oct. 30.33 UT,
[18.6; 2009 July 27.51, 16.7.

Host galaxy info: vel = 6333 km/s; 0.3 x 0.25; 13.43; S0

SN type info: Ia

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