2004IAUC.8357....1A

Further to IAUC 8349, M. Armstrong reports his discovery, on images taken on June 16.997 UT, of an apparent supernova (mag 17.5) located at R.A. = 15h41m29s.83, Decl. = +15o47'13".1 (equinox 2000.0), which is 10".1 west and 2".3 south of the center of NGC 5980. Nothing was visible at this location on an image taken by Armstrong on 2003 Apr. 8. Further to IAUC 8345 and 8350, S. Park and R. J. Foley also report LOSS observations of SN 2004ci via KAIT images taken on June 15.3 (mag about 17.7) and 17.3 (mag about 17.4), giving position end figures 29s.71, 12".7. A KAIT image taken on June 12.4 showed nothing at this position (limiting mag about 19.0).