2011CBET.2635....1M

L. A. G. Monard, Calitzdorp, Western Cape, South Africa, reports his discovery of an apparent supernova that appeared at mag 15.8 on unfiltered CCD images taken both on Jan. 6.909 and 8.047 UT with a 0.35-m telescope:

---------------------------------------------------------------------------— SN 2011 UT R.A. (2000.0) Decl. Mag. Offset ---------------------------------------------------------------------------— 2011I Jan. 6.909 9 50 24.99 -21 51 45.1 15.8 1" E, 1" N ---------------------------------------------------------------------------—

The offset is given with respect to the core of a galaxy that lies about 3' south of ESO 566-18; Monard notes that large uncertainties for the brightness and the position are caused by the nearness of the variable to the galaxy core. Nothing is seen at this position on Digitized Sky Survey red images down to mag 20.5 oron Monard's previous image of this galaxy taken on 2010 June 30.701 (limiting mag 18.0) and on earlier images by Monard with limiting magnitudes exceeding 18.5. This presumed supernova was designated PSN J09502499-2151451 on the Central Bureau's "Transient Objects Confirmation Page", and it is here given the final supernova designation SN 2011I.