Electronic Telegram No. 9 Central Bureau for Astronomical Telegrams INTERNATIONAL ASTRONOMICAL UNION M.S. 18, Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory, Cambridge, MA 02138, U.S.A. IAUSUBS@CFA.HARVARD.EDU or FAX 617-495-7231 (subscriptions) CBAT@CFA.HARVARD.EDU (science) URL http://cfa-www.harvard.edu/iau/cbat.html SUPERNOVA 2003br IN MCG -05-34-18 Further to IAUC 8089, B. Swift and W. Li report the LOTOSS discovery of an apparent supernova (mag about 17.4) on unfiltered KAIT images taken on Mar. 7.5 and 8.5 UT. SN 2003br is located at R.A. = 14h34m34s.98, Decl. = -27 59'48".8 (equinox 2000.0), which is 2".3 west and 5".5 south of the nucleus of MCG -05-34-18. A KAIT image taken on 2002 July 1.3 showed nothing at this position (limiting mag about 19.0). NOTE: These 'Central Bureau Electronic Telegrams' are intended to be preliminary announcements of items that later appear in the formal IAU Circulars. Citations should normally be made to IAUCs rather than to CBETs. (C) Copyright 2003 CBAT 2003 March 8 (CBET 9) Daniel W. E. Green