Electronic Telegram No. 1279 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 SUPERNOVA 2008aw IN NGC 4939 Further to CBET 1276, D. Winslow, W. Li and A. V. Filippenko, University of California at Berkeley, report the LOSS discovery of an apparent supernova on unfiltered KAIT images: SN 2008 UT R.A. (2000.0) Decl. Mag. Offset 2008aw Mar. 2.49 13 04 14.12 -10 19 12.3 15.9 3".4 W, 69".6 N Additional KAIT magnitudes for 2008aw: Feb. 11.54 UT, [18.3; Mar. 3.41, 15.8. NOTE: These 'Central Bureau Electronic Telegrams' are sometimes superseded by text appearing later in the printed IAU Circulars. (C) Copyright 2008 CBAT 2008 March 3 (CBET 1279) Daniel W. E. Green