Electronic Telegram No. 1590 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 2008ho IN NGC 922 V. Stanishev, Centro Multidisciplinar de Astrofisica, Instituto Superior Tecnico, Lisbon, reports that a spectrum of 2008ho (cf. CBET 1587), obtained on Nov. 28.82 UT by H. Uthas with the Nordic Optical Telescope (+ ALFOSC), shows it to be a type-IIP supernova soon after explosion. NOTE: These 'Central Bureau Electronic Telegrams' are sometimes superseded by text appearing later in the printed IAU Circulars. (C) Copyright 2008 CBAT 2008 November 28 (CBET 1590) Daniel W. E. Green