Electronic Telegram No. 227 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 2005eb IN UGC 556 Further to IAUC 8598, N. Ponticello, and W. Li report the LOSS/KAIT discovery of an apparent supernova on unfiltered KAIT images taken on Sept. 7.33 (at mag 18.4) and 16.33 UT (mag 18.8) and located at R.A. = 0h54m50s.94, Decl. = +29o14'46".8 (equinox 2000.0), which is 9".0 east and 2".4 south of the center of UGC 556. Nothing was visible at this location on a KAIT image taken on Aug. 27.32 (limiting mag 19.5). NOTE: These 'Central Bureau Electronic Telegrams' are sometimes superseded by text appearing later in the formal IAU Circulars. (C) Copyright 2005 CBAT 2005 September 16 (CBET 227) Daniel W. E. Green