Electronic Telegram No. 2007 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://www.cfa.harvard.edu/iau/cbat.html SUPERNOVA 2009kp IN NGC 6246 K. Kinugasa, H. Takahashi, H. Taguchi, O. Hashimoto, and S. Honda, Gunma Astronomical Observatory (GAO), write that a low-resolution spectrum (range 420-800 nm, resolution about 500) of 2009kp (cf. CBET 2004), was obtained on Nov. 6.4 UT with the GAO 1.5-m telescope (+ GLOWS). The spectrum shows it to be a type-Ia supernova near maximum light. Adopting the NED recession velocity of 5334 km/s for NGC 6246 (Oosterloo and Shostak 1993, A.Ap. Suppl. 99, 379), the expansion velocity derived from the Si II absorption minimum (rest 635.5 nm) is about 10000 km/s. NOTE: These 'Central Bureau Electronic Telegrams' are sometimes superseded by text appearing later in the printed IAU Circulars. (C) Copyright 2009 CBAT 2009 November 8 (CBET 2007) Daniel W. E. Green