A magnitude 15.4 type II supernova, 2008ed, was discovered on the 15th July 2008, by Pignata et al. (CHASE), in the Sb galaxy UGC 2740 in the constellation Taurus.
Position(2000): RA 03 26 43.62, Dec +07 42 34.9
The supernova is 28W 17S from the centre of the galaxy