Electronic Telegram No. 1555 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 2008gp IN MCG +00-9-74 Further to CBET 1553, P. Thrasher, S. B. Cenko, W. Li, and A. V. Filippenko, University of California, report the LOSS discovery of an apparent supernova on unfiltered KAIT images: SN 2008 UT R.A. (2000.0) Decl. Mag. Offset 2008gp Oct. 27.42 3 23 00.73 + 1 21 42.8 18.4 10".9 E, 11".7 S Additional KAIT magnitudes for 2008gp in MCG +00-9-74: Oct. 20.39 UT, [19.3; 28.41, 18.1. NOTE: These 'Central Bureau Electronic Telegrams' are sometimes superseded by text appearing later in the printed IAU Circulars. (C) Copyright 2008 CBAT 2008 October 28 (CBET 1555) Daniel W. E. Green