Supernova 1988R in MCG 9-23-9

B. Szeidl, Konkoly Observatory, telexes the discovery by M. Lovas of a supernova in MCG 9-23-9 (R.A. = 13h46.4, Decl. = +55 03', equinox 1950.0). A plate exposed Aug. 18.87 UT shows the object (mpg = 15.5) at 7" east and 3" north of the galaxy's center. A. V. Filippenko, University of California at Berkeley, reports: "A spectrum (range 440-750 nm, resolution 1.5-2 nm) of SN 1988R was obtained on Aug. 23 UT by V. T. Junkkarinen, University of California at San Diego, with a Cassegrain CCD spectrograph on the Shane 3-m reflector at Lick Observatory. A verbal description of the spectrum confirms that the object is a supernova, probably of type Ia near maximum brightness."