Electronic Telegram No.791

Central Bureau for Astronomical Telegrams
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SUPERNOVA 2006te
     O. Trondal, Oslo, Norway; P. Luckas, Perth, W. Australia; and M.
Schwartz, Patagonia, AZ, report the discovery of an apparent supernova
(mag 15.8) on unfiltered CCD frames taken in the course of the Tenagra
Observatory Supernova Search with the 0.35-m Tenagra telescope in Oslo
on Dec. 28.91 UT, with a confirming image (same brightness) obtained by
E. Konstantinos on Dec. 30.88 with a 0.30-m telescope.  SN 2006te is
located at R.A. = 8h11m42s.99, Decl. = +41o33'16".8 (equinox 2000.0),
which is 5".5 west and 1".7 south of the center of the apparent host
galaxy (which itself has position end figures 43s.48, 18".5).  Nothing
was visible at this position on an image taken by Trondal on 2006 Jan.
28.97 (limiting mag about 18.0) or on a Digitized Sky Survey image from
1989 Nov. 30 (limiting red mag 21.0).


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2006 December 30                 (CBET 791)               Daniel W. E. Green