SIMBAD references

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 possible supernova (mag 16.4) on unfiltered CCD images (limiting mag 18.8) taken with a 0.40-m reflector at Portal on Sept. 22.21 UT in the course of the Puckett Observatory Supernova Search. The new object, which was confirmed at mag 18.1 on images (limiting mag 20.5) taken by T. Orff on Sept. 28.08 with a 0.60-m reflector at Ellijay, is located at R.A. = 22:39:58.36, Decl. = +34:23:05.5 (equinox 2000.0), which is 158" east and 17" north of the center of MCG +06-49-68. Nothing is visible at this position on images taken by Puckett on 2007 Aug. 7 (limiting mag 19.6). Following posting on the Central Bureau's unconfirmed- objects webpage, D. Chestnov (Moscow, Russia) reports that he obtained CCD images remotely with a 0.36-m reflector at Tzec Maun observatory (near Mayhill, NM, U.S.A.) on Oct. 10 that yield magnitudes R = 18.6 (Aug. 10.258) and V = 17.9 (Aug. 10.263), with position end figures 58s.43, 06".2, adding that nothing is visible at this position on a Palomar Sky Survey (DSS) image (limiting red mag 20.5).