SN 2001fe

IAUC 7742 reported the discovery of SN 2001fe in UGC 5129 on November 2 and 3. H. Yamaoka reported that the expected maximum for typical SN Ia in UGC 5129 is mag about 15.3 (vsnet-campaign-sn 271). The CfA team revealed that it was of type Ia near maximum on Nov. 14 (vsnet-campaign-sn 276).