2011CBET.2646....1P

M. Peoples, J. Newton, and T. Puckett report the discovery of an apparent supernova (mag 16.3) on an unfiltered CCD image (limiting mag 19.2) taken with a 0.40-m reflector at Portal, AZ, U.S.A., on Jan. 28.54 UT in the course of the Puckett Observatory Supernova Search. The new object, which was confirmed at mag 16.3 on Jan. 29.54 by Puckett with the 40-cm reflector at Portal, is located at R.A. = 17:10:03.62, Decl. = +32:30:01.2 (equinox 2000.0), which is 22".9 west and 0".9 north of the center of UGC 10733. Nothing is visible at this position on images taken by Puckett on 2010 Mar. 5 (limiting mag 19.8). The object was designated PSN J17100362+3230012 on the Central Bureau's TOCP webpage.