Electronic Telegram No. 337 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 2005lz IN UGC 1666 J. Deng, National Astronomical Observatories, Chinese Academy of Sciences; K. S. Kawabata, Hiroshima University; Takashi Hattori, National Astronomical Observatory of Japan; E. Pian and P. A. Mazzali, Trieste Observatory; and K. Nomoto, University of Tokyo, write on behalf of a larger collaboration: "A spectrum (range 470-900 nm) of SN 2005lz (cf. CBET 329), obtained on Dec. 27.3 UT with Subaru 8.2-m telescope (+ FOCAS), shows it to be a type-Ia supernova near maximum light." NOTE: These 'Central Bureau Electronic Telegrams' are sometimes superseded by text appearing later in the printed IAU Circulars. (C) Copyright 2005 CBAT 2005 December 28 (CBET 337) Daniel W. E. Green