Electronic Telegram No. 2247
Central Bureau for Astronomical Telegrams
INTERNATIONAL ASTRONOMICAL UNION
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SUPERNOVA 2010bs IN UGC 7416
     L. Cox and T. Puckett report the discovery of an apparent supernova
(mag 17.5) on unfiltered CCD images (limiting mag 19.1) taken with a 0.60-m
reflector at Ellijay, GA, U.S.A., on Apr. 15.17 UT in the course of the
Puckett Observatory Supernova Search.  The new object, which was confirmed at
mag 17.5 on images (limiting mag 19.4) taken by T. Orff on Apr. 16.30 with a
0.60-m reflector at Ellijay, is located at R.A. = 12h21m41s.46, Decl. =
+40o51'19".2 (equinox 2000.0), which is 25".2 east and 23".0 north of the
center of UGC 7416.  Nothing is visible at this position on images taken by
Puckett on 2010 Feb. 19.35 (limiting mag 19.1).


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2010 April 16                    (CBET 2247)              Michael Rudenko