Electronic Telegram No. 171 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 2005co IN IC 1496 Further to IAUC 8544, E. Lee and W. Li report the LOSS discovery of an apparent supernova on unfiltered KAIT images taken on June 20.48 (at mag 17.3) and 21.47 UT (mag 17.4). SN 2005co is located at R.A. = 23h30m53s.58, Decl. = -2o56'18".4 (equinox 2000.0), which is 1".1 east and 16".0 south of the center of IC 1496. A KAIT image taken on 2004 Dec. 12.16 showed nothing at this position (limiting mag about 19.5). NOTE: These 'Central Bureau Electronic Telegrams' are sometimes superseded by text appearing later in the formal IAU Circulars. (C) Copyright 2005 CBAT 2005 June 21 (CBET 171) Daniel W. E. Green