Electronic Telegram No. 1661
Central Bureau for Astronomical Telegrams
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SUPERNOVA 2009J IN IC 2160
     G. Pignata, J. Maza, M. Hamuy, R. Antezana, L. Gonzalez, P. Gonzalez, P.
Lopez, S. Silva, G. Folatelli, D. Iturra, R. Cartier, F. Forster, and S.
Marchi, Universidad de Chile; B. Conuel, Wesleyan University; 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 17.6 +/- 0.3) on an
R-band image taken on Jan. 13.08 UT with the 0.41-m 'PROMPT 4' telescope
located at Cerro Tololo.  The new object, which is also present in images
taken on Jan. 9.10 (at mag approximately 17.7 +/- 0.3) and 14.06 (mag
approximately 17.4 +/- 0.2), is located at R.A. = 5h55m21s.13 +/- 0".1, Decl.
= -76o55'20".8 +/- 0".1 (equinox 2000.0), which is about 25".4 west and 8".0
south of the center of the galaxy IC 2160.  Nothing is visible at this
position on archival images taken on 2008 Dec. 29.13 and 2009 Jan. 5.13
(limiting mag 18.5).


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2009 January 14                  (CBET 1661)              Daniel W. E. Green