Electronic Telegram No. 1312
Central Bureau for Astronomical Telegrams
INTERNATIONAL ASTRONOMICAL UNION
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SUPERNOVA 2008bi IN NGC 2618
     G. Pignata, J. Maza, M. Hamuy, R. Antezana, L. Gonzalez, P. Gonzalez, P.
Lopez, S. Silva, and G. Folatelli, Universidad de Chile; 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 15.9) on an R-band image
taken on Mar. 22.02 UT with the 0.41-m "PROMPT 4" telescope located at Cerro
Tololo.  The new object, which is also present in an image taken on Mar. 18.14
at mag approximately 16.7, is located at R.A. = 8h35m53s.39 +/- 0".1, Decl. =
+0o42'23".1 +/- 0".1 (equinox 2000.0), which is about 2".0 west and 2".6 south
of the center of the galaxy NGC 2618.  Nothing is visible at this position on
archival images taken on Mar. 1.08 and 10.07 (limiting mag 17.5).


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2008 March 25                    (CBET 1312)              Daniel W. E. Green