SN 2009hy

Electronic Telegram No. 1895

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 2009hy IN NGC 7244


Further to CBET 1892, J. Kong, 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
 2009hy   Aug. 2.36   22 16 27.02  +16 28 13.0   18.7    2".4 E, 3".7 S

Additional KAIT magnitudes for 2009hy in NGC 7244:  a co-added image from July,
[19.7; Aug. 3.34 UT, 18.2.

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Host galaxy info: vel = 7564 km/s; 0.7 x 0.3; 14.3; S?

SN type info: Ic

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