* Astronomy

A magnitude 14.9 supernova, 2009K, was discovered by Pignata et al. (CHASE) on the 14th January, 2009,  in the spiral galaxy NGC 1620 in the constellation Eridanus.
The supernova is located 9" west and 2" north from the center of the galaxy.

Position(2000): R.A. = 04h36m36s.77, Dec. = -00°08'35".6

As yet the Type is unknown.

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