Electronic Telegram No. 785 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 2006qp IN NGC 5735 R. J. Foley and A. V. Filippenko, University of California, Berkeley, report that inspection of CCD spectra (range 330-930 nm), obtained on Dec. 25 UT with the Keck I 10-m telescope (+ LRIS), shows that 2006qp (IAUC 8782) is a type-IIb supernova, similar to SN 1993J when roughly two months after maximum brightness (Filippenko et al. 1994, A.J. 108, 2220). NOTE: These 'Central Bureau Electronic Telegrams' are sometimes superseded by text appearing later in the printed IAU Circulars. (C) Copyright 2006 CBAT 2006 December 26 (CBET 785) Daniel W. E. Green