Electronic Telegram No. 653 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 2006hn IN UGC 6154 Further to IAUC 8754, A. Sehgal, R. Gagliano, and T. Puckett report the discovery of an apparent supernova (mag 15.6) on CCD images taken with a 0.50-m reflector (limiting mag 19.0) at Osoyoos, BC, on Sept. 28.46 UT in the course of the Puckett Observatory Supernova Search. The new object was confirmed at mag 15.5 by A. Sehgal with the same instrument on Sept. 29.21. SN 2006hn is located at R.A. = 11h07m18s.67, Decl. = +76o41'49".8 (equinox 2000.0), which is 7".6 north of UGC 6154. Nothing is visible at this location on images taken by Puckett on June 8 (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 NOTE: These 'Central Bureau Electronic Telegrams' are sometimes superseded by text appearing later in the printed IAU Circulars.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 September 29 (CBET 653) Daniel W. E. Green