Electronic Telegram No. 2071
Central Bureau for Astronomical Telegrams
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SUPERNOVA 2009mg IN ESO 121-G26
     L. A. G. Monard, Pretoria, South Africa, reports his discovery of an
apparent supernova at magnitude 17.3 (+/- 0.2) on an unfiltered CCD image
taken on Dec. 7.902 at his Bronberg Observatory, and confirmed on Dec. 9.746
at mag 16.6, located at R.A. = 6h21m44s.86, Decl. = -59o44'26" (equinox
2000.0), which is 46" east and 4" south of the galaxy core of ESO 121-G26.
Nothing is visible at this position on Digitized Sky Survey images (limiting
red mag 20.5) or on Monard's image from 2009 Oct. 21.054 (limiting mag 18.8)
or on earlier images taken by himself.  The type-II supernova 2008M also
appeared in this galaxy (cf. CBETs 1214, 1227).


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2009 December 10                 (CBET 2071)              Daniel W. E. Green