Electronic Telegram No. 97 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 2004gf IN UGC 11864 T. Boles, Coddenham, England, reports the discovery of an apparent supernova (mag 17.2) on unfiltered CCD images taken on Nov. 20.872 and 21.871 UT with a 0.35-m reflector. The new object is located at R.A. = 21h57m52s.39, Decl. = +42o18'57".8, which is approximately 26".3 west and 35".6 north of the center of UGC 11864. SN 2004gf is not present on Boles' images from Sept. 3, 14, and Oct. 4 (limiting mag 19.5) or on Digitized Sky Survey plates from 1989 (limiting red mag 20.5; limiting blue mag 20.0). NOTE: These 'Central Bureau Electronic Telegrams' are intended to be preliminary announcements of items that later appear in the formal IAU Circulars. Citations should normally be made to IAUCs rather than to CBETs. (C) Copyright 2004 CBAT 2004 November 22 (CBET 97) Daniel W. E. Green