2004IAUC.8282....1M

R. Martin, Perth Observatory, reports the discovery of an apparent supernova (mag 16) on red CCD images taken on Feb. 3.542 and 4.560 UT with the 0.61-m Perth/Lowell Automated Telescope in the course of the Perth Automated Supernovae Search. SN 2004S was not visible on an image taken on 2003 Dec. 30.583 (limiting mag 19). J. Biggs reports the following position for SN 2004S from an unfiltered images taken around 2004 Feb. 5.65, when the object appeared at R about 13.6 ± 0.3: R.A. = 6h45m43s.50 ± 0".1, Decl. = -31o13'52".5 ± 0".1 (equinox 2000.0), which is 47".2 west and 2".5 south of the nucleus of MCG -05-16-21.