Electronic Telegram No. 670
Central Bureau for Astronomical Telegrams
INTERNATIONAL ASTRONOMICAL UNION
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SUPERNOVA 2006jb IN UGC 12897
     Further to IAUC 8758, N. Joubert and W. Li report the LOSS discovery
of an apparent supernova on unfiltered KAIT images taken on Oct. 11.25
(at mag 17.4) and 12.29 UT (mag 17.5).  The new object is located at R.A.
= 0h00m37s.55, Decl. = +28o23'02".9 (equinox 2000.0), which is 4".5 west
and 1".6 south of the nucleus of UGC 12897.  A KAIT image taken on Sept.
23.32 showed nothing at this position (limiting mag 19.1).


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2006 October 12                  (CBET 670)               Daniel W. E. Green