SIMBAD references

M. Ganeshalingam and W. Li, University of California at Berkeley (UCB), report the LOTOSS (cf. IAUC 7906) discovery of an apparent supernova on unfiltered KAIT images taken on Nov. 2.5 (mag about 18.2) and 4.5 UT (mag about 17.9). SN 2002hk is located at R.A. = 7h07m14s.05, Decl. = +44o48'46".2 (equinox 2000.0), which is 11".9 east and 14".0 south of the nucleus of MCG +07-15-6. A KAIT image taken on Oct. 22.5 showed nothing at this position (limiting mag about 19.0).