SIMBAD references

S. Howerton, Arkansas City, KS, U.S.A.; A. J. Drake, S. G. Djorgovski, A. Mahabal, M. J. Graham, and R. Williams, California Institute of Technology; J. L. Prieto, Princeton University; M. Catelan, Pontificia Universidad Catolica de Chile; R. H. McNaught and G. Garradd, Australian National University; E. C. Beshore and S. M. Larson, Lunar and Planetary Laboratory, University of Arizona; and E. Christensen, Gemini Observatory, report the discovery of an apparent supernova in public images from the Siding Spring Survey (SSS).

---------------------------------------------------------------------------— SN 2011 UT R.A. (2000.0) Decl. Mag. Offset ---------------------------------------------------------------------------— 2011gt Sep. 26.42 19 56 48.26 -37 19 37.5 16.0 7".6 E, 4".5 N ---------------------------------------------------------------------------—

The new object was designated PSN J19564826-3719375 when it was posted on the Central Bureau's TOCP webpage and is here designated SN 2011gt based on the spectroscopic confirmation reported below. Additional CCD magnitudes for 2011gt (unfiltered unless otherwise noted): Aug. 22.48 UT, [18.5 (SSS); Sept. 27.109, 15.7 (C. Jacques and E. Pimentel, Belo Horizonte, Brazil; position end figures 48s.25, 37".9; UCAC2 reference stars; image posted at URL http://ceamig-rea.net/SUPERNOVAE/CONFIRMATIONS/PSN_J19564826-3719375/I4913.jpg ); 27.467, R = 15.6 (P. Miller, P. Roche, A. Tripp, R. Miles, R. Holmes, S. Foglia, and L. Buzzi with the 2.0-m f/10 Faulkes Telescope South + Bessell R filter at Siding Spring; position end figures 48s.28, 38".0; PPMXL catalogue; image posted at URL http://www.astrogeo.va.it/pub/TOCP/PSN_I4913_FTS.jpg); 27.467, R = 17.5 (Joseph Brimacombe, Cairns, Australia; position end figures 48s.27, 37".3; image at http://www.flickr.com/photos/43846774@N02/6190491181/); Oct. 1.560, R = 17.6 (Brimacombe; image posted at the following website URL: http://www.flickr.com/photos/43846774@N02/6203147137/).