Taurus Hill Observatory research team managed to discover a supernova SN 2009bw 27/28.3.2009. This is the seventh supernova that has been discovered at THO. This time the supernova was discovered from the galaxy UGC 2890. The discovery was published in the Central Bureau of Astronomical Telegrams circular CBET 1743. The discoverers of the SN 2009bw were Markku Nissinen, Esa Heikkinen and Veli-Pekka Hentunen. For Esa Heikkinen, this was the first supernova discovery and seventh for the Hentunen and Nissinen.

Discoverers: Markku Nissinen, Esa Heikkinen and Veli-Pekka Hentunen