SIMBAD references

T. Boles, Coddenham, England, reports the discovery of an apparent supernova (mag 18.1) on an unfiltered CCD image taken on Jan. 2.856 UT with a 0.35-m reflector. The new object is located at R.A. = 23h47m03s.78, Decl. = +29o28'55".7, which is approximately 13".6 west and 5".1 south of the center of NGC 7753. A confirmation image was acquired via KAIT (Lick Observatory) by W. Li on Jan. 5.108; Boles provides the following position end figures for 2005nb from Li's image: 03s.81, 55".6. Traces of 2005nb are also visible on an unfiltered CCD image taken by G. Rogers (Long Crendon, England, 0.40-m reflector) on Jan. 4.794. Nothing is visible at the location of 2005nb on Boles' images from 2005 Oct. 10 and Sept. 24 (limiting mag 19.5) or on Digitized Sky Survey images from 1991 (limiting red mag 21.0) and 1993 (limiting blue mag 20.5).