Electronic Telegram No. 2209
Central Bureau for Astronomical Telegrams
INTERNATIONAL ASTRONOMICAL UNION
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SUPERNOVA 2010aj IN MCG -01-32-35
     S. B. Cenko, B. E. Cobb, I. K. Kleiser, and A. V. Filippenko, University
of California, Berkeley, report that inspection of a CCD spectrum (range
350-1000 nm), obtained on Mar. 15 UT with the 3-m Shane reflector (+ Kast) at
Lick Observatory, reveals that 2010aj (CBET 2201) has a strong blue continuum,
with broad absorption features that are indicative of a young type-II supernova.
Cross-correlation with SNID (cf. Blondin and Tonry 2007, Ap.J. 666, 1024)
indicates that SN 2010aj is most similar to the type-II-P supernova 2006bp near
maximum brightness.


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2010 March 17                    (CBET 2209)              Daniel W. E. Green