Electronic Telegram No. 1593 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 2008hq IN UGC 3963 Further to CBET 1586, J. Chu, 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 2008hq Nov. 22.45 7 41 31.41 +51 41 17.4 19.3 6".4 W, 0".6 S Additional KAIT magnitudes for 2008hq: a combined image from Oct. 7 to Nov. 7 UT, [20.0; Nov. 23.52 UT, 19.1; 25.44, 18.9; 28.47, 18.8. The type-Ia supernova 2001eo also appeared in UGC 3963 (cf. IAUC 7726). NOTE: These 'Central Bureau Electronic Telegrams' are sometimes superseded by text appearing later in the printed IAU Circulars. (C) Copyright 2008 CBAT 2008 December 1 (CBET 1593) Daniel W. E. Green