Electronic Telegram No. 168 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 2005ci IN NGC 5682 Further to IAUC 8534, D. R. Madison and W. Li report the LOSS discovery of an apparent supernova on unfiltered KAIT images taken on June 10.31 (at mag 18.5) and 11.26 UT (mag 18.4). SN 2005ci is located at R.A. = 14h34m44s.88, Decl. = +48o40'19".8 (equinox 2000.0), which is 0".6 west and 6".1 north of the nucleus of NGC 5682. KAIT images taken on May 27.30 (limiting mag about 19.5) and June 2.31 (limiting mag about 19.0) showed nothing at this position. NOTE: These 'Central Bureau Electronic Telegrams' are sometimes superseded by text appearing later in the formal IAU Circulars. (C) Copyright 2005 CBAT 2005 June 12 (CBET 168) Daniel W. E. Green