2003IAUC.8186....2M

Further to IAUC 8161, L. A. G. Monard reports his discovery of an apparent supernova (mag approximately 18.6 ± 0.3) on a CCD image taken on July 31.796 UT, with a confirming image taken on Aug. 25.795 (and the new star at mag approximately 18.8). The new object is located at R.A. = 21h06m30s.56, Decl. = -48o07'29".9 (equinox 2000.0), which is 33" east and 15" south of the nucleus of ESO 235-G58. SN 2003ho is not visible on the Digitized Sky Survey (limiting red mag 20.5) or on an image taken by Monard on 2003 July 10.08 (limiting red mag 18.5).