[vsnet-alert 5559] SN 2001G in MCG +08-17-43

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

Dear SN watchers,

  IAUC 7560 informs two nearby SNe discovery.  One of them is a bright 
one in the dim galaxy.  

  SN 2001G has been discovered by M. Armstrong on Jan. 8.051 UT at 
mag 16.1, and 4 days later it has brightened to mag 15.2.  The 
location is: R.A. = 9h09m33s.18, Decl. = +50o16'51".3 (2000.0), 
which is 2" east and 4" south of the center of dim (mag 16) galaxy
MCG +08-17-43.  NED does not give the type of the galaxy and its 
recession velocity, but it seems to be a nearly edge-on spiral.
Several foreground stars are there around the galaxy. The new 
object is quite near to the central bright part.  

  SN 2001G seems to be a very young SN.  Further follow-up photometry 
is encouraged, as well as its spectral classification.

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

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