[vsnet-alert 5179] new KAIT SN in ESO 527-G019

[Hitoshi YAMAOKA <yamaoka@rc.kyushu-u.ac.jp>]

Dear SN watchers,

  The Lick KAIT team has discovered a mag 16 SN, which can be reach
over mag 15.  They report that the position is R.A. = 20h20m45s.47,
Decl. = -24o07'57".5 (2000.0), which is about 4" west and 16" south of
the nucleus of the barred-spiral (SB(r)b) galaxy ESO 527-G019.  There
are several foreground stars around this galaxy so the identification
needs to be done carefully.

  The reported brightness (169:C at Aug 9.3, 165:C at Aug 10.3)
indicate that this SN is in the rising phase.  The expected maximum of
the typical SN Ia on this distance (v_r = 3117 km/s for ESO 527-G019)
is mag 14.8.  Further follow-up magnitude estimates and spectral
identifications are strongly urged.

Sincerely Yours,
Hitoshi Yamaoka, Kyushu Univ., Japan
yamaoka@rc.kyushu-u.ac.jp

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