2005IAUC.8460....2P

Further to IAUC 8459, T. Puckett and L. Cox report the discovery of an apparent supernova (mag 16.4) on an unfiltered CCD frame taken with the 0.35-m automated supernova patrol telescope on 2004 Dec. 28.43 UT; the new object was confirmed at mag 16.5 on frames taken by M. Rice and L. Rice (Mayhill, NM, 0.35-m reflector) on 2005 Jan. 8.47 and at mag 16.3 on a CCD image taken by O. Trondal (Oslo, Norway, 0.25-m reflector) on Jan. 9.2. SN 2004gz is located at R.A. = 16h13m45s.71, Decl. = +61o01'25".9 (equinox 2000.0), which is 1".2 east and 2".5 north of the center of MCG +10-23-45. The object is not present on images taken by Puckett on 2004 Aug. 19, Sept. 6, or 23 (limiting mag about 20.0).