Electronic Telegram No. 1517 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 2008fu IN ESO 480-IG21 Further to CBET 1507, A. Narla, W. Li, and A. V. Filippenko, University of California, report the LOSS discovery of an apparent supernova on unfiltered KAIT images: SN 2008 UT R.A. (2000.0) Decl. Mag. Offset 2008fu Sept. 25.45 3 02 28.50 -24 27 21.5 17.4 3".0 W Additional KAIT magnitudes for 2008fu in ESO 480-IG21: Sept. 8.49 UT, [19.1; 26.43, 17.6. NOTE: These 'Central Bureau Electronic Telegrams' are sometimes superseded by text appearing later in the printed IAU Circulars. (C) Copyright 2008 CBAT 2008 September 27 (CBET 1517) Daniel W. E. Green