2011CBET.2759....1M

L. A. G. Monard, Calitzdorp, Western Cape, South Africa, reports his discovery of an apparent supernova (magnitude 16.5) on unfiltered CCD images taken on June 27.182 UT at the Klein Karoo Observatory. The new object (which was designated PSN J03370500-0501560 when posted at the Central Bureau's TOCP webpage and is here designated SN 2011dx based on the spectroscopic confirmation reported below) is located at R.A. = 3:37:05.61, Decl. = -5:01:56.3 (equinox 2000.0), which is 6" west and 40" north of the core of the Scd-type galaxy NGC 1376. Nothing is seen at this position in Digitized Sky Survey images down to limiting red magnitude 20.5. Additional CCD magnitudes for 2011dx: Mar. 29.742, [18.5 (Monard); June 28.173, 16.6; July 1.815, 16.9 (Joseph Brimacombe, Cairns, Australia; red filter used; position end figures 05s.58, 56".1). Brimacombe's image is posted at website URL http://www.flickr.com/photos/43846774@N02/5892368075/.