Electronic Telegram No. 2004
Central Bureau for Astronomical Telegrams
INTERNATIONAL ASTRONOMICAL UNION
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SUPERNOVA 2009kp IN NGC 6246
     T. Boles, Coddenham, England, reports the discovery of an apparent
supernova (mag 15.1) on unfiltered CCD images taken on Nov. 3.819 and 4.724
UT with a 0.35-m reflector.  The new object is located at R.A. = 16h49m51s.49,
Decl. = +55o32'35".8 (equinox 2000.0), which is approximately 15".0 west and
0".1 south of the center of NGC 6246.  Nothing is present at this position on
Boles' images from 2009 May 23 and Aug. 13 (limiting mag 19.5) or on
Digitized Sky Survey plates from 1992 June 29 (limiting red mag 20.5) and
1990 Apr. 21 (limiting blue mag 21.0).


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2009 November 4                  (CBET 2004)              Daniel W. E. Green