Electronic Telegram No. 1445
Central Bureau for Astronomical Telegrams
INTERNATIONAL ASTRONOMICAL UNION
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SUPERNOVA 2008eh IN NGC 2997
     L. A. G. Monard, Pretoria, South Africa, reports his discovery of an
apparent supernova on unfiltered CCD images obtained on July 21.686 (at
mag 15.1 +/- 0.2) and 22.696 (mag 15.0 +/- 0.1).  The new object is located
at R.A. = 9h45m48.16, Decl. = -31o10'44".9 (equinox 2000.0), which is 123"
east and 34" north of the core of the galaxy NGC 2997.  Nothing is visible
at this position Monard's image taken on June 27.681 (limiting mag 18.5) or
on Digitized Sky Survey images (limiting red mag 20.5).


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2008 July 22                     (CBET 1445)              Daniel W. E. Green