2008CBET.1293....1N

J. Newton, Portal, AZ, U.S.A; R. Gagliano, Cottonwood, AZ, U.S.A; and T. Puckett, Ellijay, GA, U.S.A., report the discovery of an apparent supernova (mag 16.0) on unfiltered CCD images (limiting mag 18.9) taken with a 0.40-m reflector at Portal on Mar. 9.47 UT in the course of the Puckett Observatory Supernova Search. The new object was confirmed at mag 15.9 on earlier images (limiting mag 18.4) found by Puckett taken on Feb. 27.51 with the Portal 0.40-m reflector. SN 2008az is located at R.A. = 17h08m26s.03, Decl. = +25o31'02".0 (equinox 2000.0), which is 5".4 east and 1".4 south of the center of UGC 10721. Nothing is visible at this position on images taken on 2007 Oct. 23 (limiting mag 18.7).