Electronic Telegram No. 1439 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 2008ed IN UGC 2740 G. Pignata, J. Maza, M. Hamuy, R. Antezana, L. Gonzalez, P. Gonzalez, P. Lopez, S. Silva, G. Folatelli, and D. Iturra, Universidad de Chile; and D. Reichart, K. Ivarsen, A. Crain, D. Foster, M. Nysewander, and A. LaCluyze, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, on behalf of the CHASE project, report the discovery of an apparent supernova (mag approximately 15.4 +/- 0.3) on unfiltered images taken on July 15.39 and 16.39 UT with the 0.41-m "PROMPT 3" telescope located at Cerro Tololo. The new object is located at R.A. = 3h26m43s.62 +/- 0".1, Decl. = +7o42'34".9 +/- 0".1 (equinox 2000.0), which is about 28".3 west and 17".1 south of center of the galaxy UGC 2740. Nothing is visible at this position on archival images taken on 2007 Nov. 16.13 (limiting mag 18.5) and Nov. 21.10 (limiting mag 18.0). NOTE: These 'Central Bureau Electronic Telegrams' are sometimes superseded by text appearing later in the printed IAU Circulars. (C) Copyright 2008 CBAT 2008 July 16 (CBET 1439) Daniel W. E. Green