Electronic Telegram No. 3105

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 2012cc IN NGC 4419

Further to CBET 3037, S. B. Cenko, M. Kandrashoff, W. Li, and A. V.
Filippenko report the LOSS discovery of an apparent supernova on unfiltered
KAIT images:

 SN       2012 UT        R.A. (2000.0) Decl.      Mag.      Offset
 2012cc   Apr. 29.33   12 26 56.81  +15 02 45.5   18.2    7".7 E, 6".7 S

Additional KAIT magnitudes for 2012cc in NGC 4419: Apr. 8.41 UT, [18.9 (KAIT); May 11.23, 15.7 (KAIT); 13.509, 14.9 (J.
Brimacombe, Cairns, Australia; infrared filter; position end figures 56s.83,
45".8; image posted at http://www.flickr.com/photos/43846774@N02/7192829202/).

Host galaxy info: vel = -261 km/s ; 3.38' x 0.93'; 12.2mag; SB(s)a edge-on

SN type info: II

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