2011CBET.2765....1M

L. A. G. Monard, Calitzdorp, Western Cape, South Africa, reports his discovery of an apparent supernova (mag 17.0) on unfiltered CCD images taken on May 14.124 and 14.974 UT. The new object is located at R.A. = 22:41:37.57, Decl. = -57:36:08.8 (equinox 2000.0), which is 6" east and 10" north of the core of the galaxy PGC 69507 = ESO 147-5. Nothing is visible at this position on Monard's images taken in 2010 (limiting magnitude 18.5 and deeper) or on the Digitized Sky Survey (limiting red mag 20.5). The variable was designated PSN J22413750-5736080 when posted on the Central Bureau's TOCP webpage and is here designated SN 2011ec based on the spectroscopic report below. Additional magnitudes reported for 2011ec: 2011 Mar. 30.158, [18.0 (Monard); May 14.804, 17.2 (Joseph Brimacombe, Coral Towers Observatory, Cairns, Australia; 30-cm telescope + STL6K camera + red filter; position end figures 37s.59, 07".9). Brimacombe's image is posted at the following website URL: http://www.flickr.com/photos/43846774@N02/5720425783/.