Electronic Telegram No. 493 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 2006bv IN UGC 7848 A. Sehgal, R. Gagliano, and T. Puckett report the discovery of an apparent supernova (mag 17.8) on CCD images taken with a 0.50-m reflector at Osoyoos, BC, on Apr. 28.36 UT in the course of the Puckett Observatory Supernova Search. The new object was confirmed at mag 17.8 by Puckett on Apr. 29.08 at Ellijay, GA, with a 0.60-m reflector. SN 2006bv is located at R.A. = 12h41m01s.55, Decl. = +63o31'11".6 (equinox 2000.0), which is 28".4 east and 0".6 south of the center of UGC 7848. Nothing is visible at this location on images taken by Puckett on Apr. 5 (limiting mag 19.5). NOTE: These 'Central Bureau Electronic Telegrams' are sometimes superseded by text appearing later in the printed IAU Circulars. (C) Copyright 2006 CBAT 2006 April 29 (CBET 493) Daniel W. E. Green