SIMBAD references

G. Pignata, J. Maza, M. Hamuy, R. Antezana, L. Gonzalez, P. Gonzalez, P. Lopez, S. Silva, G. Folatelli, D. Iturra, R. Cartier, and F. Forster, Universidad de Chile; B. Conuel, Wesleyan University; and D. Reichart, K. Ivarsen, A. Crain, D. Foster, M. Nysewander, and A. LaCluyze, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, on behalf of the CHASE project, report the discovery of an apparent supernova (mag approximately 16.5 ± 0.2) on an unfiltered image taken on Dec. 27.14 UT with the 0.41-m 'PROMPT 3' telescope located at Cerro Tololo. The new object is located at R.A. = 2h17m53s.07 ± 0".1, Decl. = -34o47'53".4 ± 0".1 (equinox 2000), which is about 23".1 west 18".9 north of the center of the galaxy ESO 355-G4. Nothing is visible at this position on archival images taken on Dec. 12.08 and 22.19 (limiting mag 18.0).