Electronic Telegram No. 100
Central Bureau for Astronomical Telegrams
INTERNATIONAL ASTRONOMICAL UNION
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SUPERNOVA 2004gn IN NGC 4527
     Further to IAUC 8447, W. Li reports the LOSS discovery of an
apparent supernova (mag about 16.6) on an unfiltered KAIT image
taken on Dec. 1.57 UT.  SN 2004gn is located at R.A. = 12h34m12s.10,
Decl. = +2o39'34".4 (equinox 2000.0), which is 55".0 east and 21".4
north of the nucleus of NGC 4527.  A KAIT image on June 10.21 showed
nothing at this position (limiting mag about 19.0).  H. Yamaoka, Kyushu
University, reports that K. Itagaki, Yamagata, Japan, has confirmed the
existence of the new object at red mag about 16.7 in unfiltered CCD
images taken on Dec. 2.806 (the position end figures given as 12s.10,
34".7).


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2004 December 3                  (CBET 100)               Daniel W. E. Green