2002IAUC.7987....1C

R. Chassagne, Ste. Clotilde, Ile de Reunion, reports the discovery of an apparent supernova (mag 14.1) on an unfiltered CCD frame taken with a 0.30-m automated telescope on Oct. 7.90 UT. The new object is located at R.A. = 22h54m21s.49, Decl. = -45o20'26".9 (equinox 2000.0), which is 4".0 east and 22".6 north of the center of NGC 7400. SN 2002ge was also present on unfiltered CCD frames taken on Oct. 8.63, but it does not appear on unfiltered images taken by Chassagne on 2000 Oct. 1.82 (limiting mag about 18) or on a U.K. Schmidt plate taken on 1976 Sept. 27 (limiting mag 21.0).