Electronic Telegram No. 1526 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 2008ga Further to CBET 1524, A. J. Drake, A. Mahabal, S. G. Djorgovski, M. J. Graham, and R. Williams, California Institute of Technology; E. C. Beshore S. M. Larson, and R. Hill, Lunar and Planetary Laboratory, University of Arizona; and E. Christensen, Gemini Observatory, report the Catalina Real-time Transient Survey (CRTS) discovery of an apparent supernova in unfiltered Catalina Sky Survey images: SN 2008 UT R.A. (2000.0) Decl. Mag. Offset 2008ga Sep. 24.44 4 45 24.00 +18 24 25.1 17.6 6".4 W, 40".0 S Additional magnitudes for 2008ga: Mar. 9.16 UT, [19.8; Oct. 4.28, 18.6 (Palomar 1.52-m reflector + Gunn r filter). The host galaxy of 2008ga (listed as "LCSB L0250N" by Monnier Ragaigne et al. 2003, A.Ap. 405, 99) has z = 0.015 and 2MASS magnitudes J = 12.1, H = 11.3, and K = 11.3. NOTE: These 'Central Bureau Electronic Telegrams' are sometimes superseded by text appearing later in the printed IAU Circulars. (C) Copyright 2008 CBAT 2008 October 5 (CBET 1526) Daniel W. E. Green