Electronic Telegram No. 1238 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 2008U, 2008V, AND 2008W Further to CBET 1215, D. Winslow, W. Li, and A. V. Filippenko, University of California at Berkeley, report the LOSS discovery of three apparent supernovae on unfiltered KAIT images: SN 2008 UT R.A. (2000.0) Decl. Mag. Offset 2008U Jan. 20.56 13 59 48.27 +40 22 51.6 18.4 5".0 E, 4".3 S 2008V Feb. 6.21 4 29 31.30 -26 42 39.8 16.8 9".6 E, 8".2 N 2008W Feb. 6.33 8 36 19.22 -20 16 52.5 17.5 7".9 W, 14".2 N Additional KAIT magnitudes for 2008U in UGC 8917: 2007 July 2.23 UT, [19.6; 2008 Feb. 7.40, 18.8. The offset for 2008U is relative to the eastern component of the interacting galaxy pair. Additional KAIT magnitudes for 2008V in NGC 1591: Jan. 13.30, [18.8; Feb. 7.22, 16.8. Additional KAIT magnitudes for 2008W in MCG -03-22-7: 2007 Dec. 16.38, [18.7; 2008 Feb. 7.36, 17.5. NOTE: These 'Central Bureau Electronic Telegrams' are sometimes superseded by text appearing later in the printed IAU Circulars. (C) Copyright 2008 CBAT 2008 February 7 (CBET 1238) Daniel W. E. Green