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In December 2008 a supernova has been discovered, for the first time, from Europe throughout a remote controlled telescope positioned on the other side of the world, in Australia.
The discoverer is Alessandro Dimai, a member of the astronomical association of Cortina d'Ampezzo (Italy) and of the CROSS (Col druscič Remote Observatory Supernovae Search) program: on 15 December 2008 he observed, with the 12" GRAS15 telescope, a piece of sky in the southern constellation of Centaurus, in which the little galaxy ESO269-020 resides. Dimai suddenly noted, within the spiral arms of such a galaxy, a small star not visible in archive images.

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A magnitude 15.8 supernova, 2008ig, was discovered by Alessandro Dimai (CROSS Program) on the 16th December, 2008, in the peculiar galaxy ESO 269-20 in the constellation Centaurus.
The supernova is located 24" West and 16" South from the center of the galaxy.
As yet the type is unknown.

Position(2000): R.A. = 12 58 05.70, Dec. = -43 20 03.6
z = 0.029967

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