Electronic Telegram No. 140 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 2005bk IN MCG +07-33-27 M. Ganeshalingam, R. J. Foley, D. S. Wong, F. J. D. Serduke, and A. V. Filippenko, University of California, Berkeley, report that inspection of CCD spectra (range 330-1000 nm), obtained on Apr. 17 UT with the Shane 3-m telescope at Lick Observatory, shows that SN 2005bk (IAUC 8512) is of type Ic, similar to SN 1994I (Filippenko et al. 1995, Ap.J. 450, L11) about one week past maximum light. NOTE: These 'Central Bureau Electronic Telegrams' are sometimes superseded by text appearing later in the formal IAU Circulars. (C) Copyright 2005 CBAT 2005 April 17 (CBET 140) Daniel W. E. Green