SIMBAD references

J. Newton and T. Puckett report the discovery of an apparent supernova (mag 16.2) on an image taken on Dec. 27.08 UT with a 0.35-m reflector telescope at Portal, AZ, in the course of the Puckett Observatory Supernova Search. The new object was confirmed at mag 15.2 by Puckett on Dec. 27.99 with the 0.60-m reflector. SN 2005mg is located at R.A. = 0h16m44s.21, Decl. = +7o04'19".8 (equinox 2000.0), which is 0".3 east and 14".7 south of the center of UGC 155. Nothing is present at this location on images taken by Puckett on Dec. 1 (limiting mag 19.5).