Electronic Telegram No. 1210 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 SUPERNOVAE 2008H AND 2008I Further to CBET 1208, P. Thrasher, W. Li, and A. V. Filippenko report the LOSS discovery of two apparent supernovae on unfiltered KAIT images, as tabulated below: SN 2008 UT R.A. (2000.0) Decl. Mag. Offset 2008H Jan. 15.45 9 47 13.45 -24 50 25.8 17.4 0".2 E, 2".7 S 2008I Jan. 15.53 11 56 09.66 +60 31 31.5 19.3 3".7 W, 10".4 N Additional KAIT magnitudes for 2008H in ESO 499-G5: 2007 Mar. 19.18 UT, [19.0; Nov. 3.55, [17.6; Dec. 22.54, 17.3; Dec. 23.55, 17.3. Additional KAIT magnitudes for 2008I in NGC 3978: 2007 Mar.-June, [20.5 (combined KAIT image from multiple frames taken over several months); 2008 Jan. 2.54, 19.1. The type-Ia supernova 2003cq also appeared in NGC 3978 (cf. IAUC 8103, 8106). NOTE: These 'Central Bureau Electronic Telegrams' are sometimes superseded by text appearing later in the printed IAU Circulars. (C) Copyright 2008 CBAT 2008 January 16 (CBET 1210) Daniel W. E. Green