Electronic Telegram No. 1998

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 2009ko IN UGC 4175

Further to CBET 1978, 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
 2009ko   Oct. 28.56   8 01 58.38  +15 03 34.7   16.6    1".2 W, 3".0 N

Additional KAIT magnitudes for 2009ko in UGC 4175:  Apr. 19.17 UT, [18.6;
Oct. 29.54, 16.3.

Host galaxy info: vel = 4842 kim/s; 0.78 x 0.71; 14.9g; SB0?

SN type info: Ia

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