Electronic Telegram No. 2240
Central Bureau for Astronomical Telegrams
INTERNATIONAL ASTRONOMICAL UNION
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SUPERNOVA 2010bp IN PGC 50706
     L. A. G. Monard, Pretoria, South Africa, reports his discovery of an
apparent supernova (mag 15.2 +/- 0.1) on an unfiltered CCD image taken on Apr.
13.978 UT; it was confirmed on Apr. 14.769 UT at mag 15.3 (+/- 0.2).  The new
object is located at R.A. = 14h12m07s.89, Decl. = -49o23'43".3 (equinox
2000.0), which is 12" west and 21" south of the core of nearby type-Sc galaxy
PGC 50706 (= ESO 221-32).  Nothing is visible at this position in the Digitized
Sky Survey (limiting red mag 20.5) or on Monard's previous images of this
galaxy taken at his Bronberg Observatory on 2009 Dec 31.0 (limiting mag 18.5)
and earlier.


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2010 April 15                    (CBET 2240)              Michael Rudenko