Electronic Telegram No. 1983
Central Bureau for Astronomical Telegrams
INTERNATIONAL ASTRONOMICAL UNION
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SUPERNOVA 2009jy IN NGC 3208
     R. Martin, Perth Observatory, reports the discovery of an apparent
supernova (red mag 17) in CCD images (limiting mag 18) collected as part
of the Perth Automated Supernova Search, using the 0.61-m Perth Lowell
telescope, on Oct. 14.84 and 15.83 UT.  The new object is located at R.A. =
10h19m39s.25, Decl. = -25o49'21".9 (equinox 2000.0; uncertainty estimated
as 0".15), which is 28" west and 29" south of the center of the galaxy NGC
3208.  The object was not visible in an image taken on June 14 (limiting
red mag 19).  Following posting on the Central Bureau's unconfirmed-objects
webpage,  C. Jacques and E. Pimentel (Belo Horizonte, Brazil) report that
a 120-s unfiltered CCD exposure (limiting mag 18.6) taken remotely on Oct.
19.78 (with a 40-cm f/8.4 reflector at the GRAS observatory near Moorook,
Australia) yields mag 17.2 and position end figures 39s.26, 19".7 for the
new object, adding that nothing is visible at this position on a Digitized
Sky Survey image from 1985 Mar. 29 (limiting red mag 19.5).


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2009 October 19                  (CBET 1983)              Daniel W. E. Green