2005IAUC.8492....1P

Three supernovae have been found on unfiltered CCD images: 2005ao by T. Puckett and T. Crowley (cf. IAUC 8488; 0.50-m automated supernova patrol telescope); 2005ap by R. Quimby, P. Mondol, P. Hoeflich, J. C. Wheeler (all at the University of Texas), and C. Gerardy (Imperial College) using the 0.45-m ROTSE-IIIb telescope at McDonald Observatory; and 2005aq by J. Graham and W. Li (LOSS/KAIT; cf. IAUC 8484). SN 2005 UT R.A. (2000.0) Decl. Mag. Offset 2005ao Mar. 7.43 17 44 49.64 +61 54 28.1 16.7 5".3 E, 10".9 S 2005ap Mar. 3.30 13 01 14.84 +27 43 31.4 18.5 3".5 W, 3".4 N 2005aq Mar. 7.13 4 31 38.82 - 4 35 06.8 17.3 1".7 E, 10".8 N Approximate unfiltered CCD magnitudes, by the respective discoverers unless otherwise noted: SN 2005ao in NGC 6462, 2002 Feb. 13 UT, [20.0 (Puckett); 2003 Apr. 2, [20.0 (Puckett); 2005 Mar. 8.02, 16.6 (G. Sostero, Remanzacco, Italy). SN 2005ap, 2004 Dec. 15, [18.8; 2005 Jan. 14, [18.8; Mar. 4.29, 18.5. SN 2005aq in NGC 1599, Feb. 2.16, [18.0; Mar. 8.12, 17.2.