Electronic Telegram No. 1601

Central Bureau for Astronomical Telegrams
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SUPERNOVA 2008hv IN NGC 2765
G. Pignata, J. Maza, M. Hamuy, R. Antezana, L. Gonzalez, P. Gonzalez, P. Lopez, S. Silva, G. Folatelli, D. Iturra, R. Cartier, and F. Forster, Universidad de Chile; B. Conuel, Wesleyan University; and D. Reichart, K Ivarsen, A. Crain, D. Foster, M. Nysewander, and A. LaCluyze, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, on behalf of the CHASE project, report the discovery of an apparent supernova (mag approximately 17.7 +/- 0.4) on an unfiltered image taken on Dec. 2.23 UT with the 0.41-m 'PROMPT 3' telescope located at Cerro Tololo. The new object, which is is also present at mag approximately 16.8 +/- 0.2 in an image taken on Dec. 3.23, is located at R.A. = 9h07m34s.06 +/- 0".1, Decl. = +3°23'32".1 +/- 0".1 (equinox 2000.0), which is about 38".9 west and 2".4 south of the center of the galaxy NGC 2765. Nothing is visible at this position on archival images taken on Oct. 31.32 (limiting mag 18.0) and Nov. 16.29 (limiting mag 17.5).

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2008 December 03
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