Electronic Telegram No. 49
Central Bureau for Astronomical Telegrams
INTERNATIONAL ASTRONOMICAL UNION
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SUPERNOVA 2003it IN UGC 40
      Further to IAUC 8037, T. Puckett and L. Cox report the
discovery of a supernova (mag 17.2) on an unfiltered CCD frame
(limiting mag 19.0) taken with the 0.35-m automated patrol
telescope on Oct. 13.13 UT (and confirmed on CCD frames taken by Cox
on Oct. 16.07).  The new object is located at R.A. = 0h05m48s.47,
Decl. = +27 27'09".6 (equinox 2000.0), which is 1".2 east and 11".3
north of the center of UGC 40.  SN 2003it was not present on Palomar
Sky Survey images taken during 1991-1993.


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                         (C) Copyright 2003 CBAT
2003 October 16                   (CBET 49)               Daniel W. E. Green