* Astronomy

A magnitude Mag 15.1, Type Ia supernova, 2008ia, was discovered by Pignata et al. (CHASE) on the 7th December, 2008, in the spiral galaxy ESO 125-6 in the constellation Carina.
The supernova is located 2 West,   0 North from the nucleus of the galaxy.

Position(2000): R.A. = 08 50 35.15, Dec = -61 16 40.6

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