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A magnitude 16.9 supernova, 2008fb, was discovered on the 24th August 2008, by the Taurus Hill Observatory in the dwarf galaxy UGC 2813 in the  constellation Camelopardalis.
The supernova is located 13".5 east and 9".0 north from the centre of the galaxy.

Position(2000):  RA 03h42m36s.69, Dec +71°18'36".5
(near to Gamma Camelopardalis)

As yet the type is unknown.

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