Electronic Telegram No. 1214
Central Bureau for Astronomical Telegrams
INTERNATIONAL ASTRONOMICAL UNION
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SUPERNOVA 2008M IN ESO 121-026
     Cristovao Jacques, Belo Horizonte, Brazil, reports the discovery of an
apparent supernova (mag 15.5) on an unfiltered CCD image (limiting magnitude
18.5) taken on Jan. 15.12 UT with a 0.30-m Schmidt-Cassegrain f/3 reflector
in the course of the Brazilian Supernovae Search by C. Colesanti, E. Pimentel,
T. Napoleao, and himself; a confirming image on Jan. 17.96 shows the new
object at mag 15.4.  SN 2008M is located at R.A. = 6h21m41s.28, Decl. =
-59d43'45".4 (equinox 2000.0), which is 16".5 east and 38".6 north of the
center of the galaxy ESO 121-26.  Nothing is visible at this position on CCD
images taken on 2004 Apr. 7.02, and 2007 Dec. 28.1 (limiting mag 19.0); a red
Digitzed Sky Survey plate shows a faint H II region close to the position of
2008M.


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2008 January 18                  (CBET 1214)              Daniel W. E. Green