Electronic Telegram No. 1977
Central Bureau for Astronomical Telegrams
INTERNATIONAL ASTRONOMICAL UNION
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SUPERNOVA 2009jv IN UGC 5157
     R. Gorelli, J. Newton, and T. Puckett report the discovery of an apparent
supernova (mag 17.2) on unfiltered CCD images (limiting mag 19.3) taken with a
0.40-m reflector at Portal, AZ, U.S.A., on Oct. 16.50 UT in the course of the
Puckett Observatory Supernova Search.  The new object, which was confirmed at
mag 17.2 on images (limiting mag 19.3) taken by T. Orff on Oct. 17.50 with a
0.40-m reflector at Portal, is located at R.A. = 9h40m57s.83, Decl. =
+47o37m04s.0 (equinox 2000.0), which is 3".2 west and 9".9 south of the center
of UGC 5157.  Nothing is visible at this position on images taken by Puckett
on 2007 Mar. 25 (limiting mag 19.5).


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2009 October 18                  (CBET 1977)              Daniel W. E. Green