SIMBAD references

L. A. G. Monard, Pretoria, S. Africa, reports his discovery of an apparent supernova (mag about 16.6 ± 0.2) on three unfiltered CCD images taken on 2005 Aug. 5.14 UT with a 0.30-m Schmidt- Cassegrain reflector; a confirming image was obtained on Aug. 6.136 (the object's magnitude then about 16.5). SN 2005dg is located at R.A. = 4h07m46s.25, Decl. = -29o51'28".1 (equinox 2000.0), which is 7" east and 6" north of the nucleus of ESO 420-3. Nothing is visible at this location on the Digitized Sky Survey (limiting red mag 20.5) or on an image taken on 2005 July 20.130 by Monard (limiting red mag 18.2).