SIMBAD references

F. Ciabattari and E. Mazzoni, Borgo a Mozzano, Italy, report the discovery of an apparent supernova (mag 18.3) on unfiltered CCD images (limiting mag 19.2) obtained on Oct. 28.76 and 29.82 UT with a 0.5-m Newtonian telescope in the course of the Italian Supernovae Search Project; the new object is located at R.A. = 23:11:48.84, Decl. = +31:01:00.4 (equinox 2000.0; astrometry with respect to UCAC-2 stars), which is 19" west and 15" south of the center of the galaxy UGC 12410. Nothing is visible at this position on their images from Nov. 2010 (limiting magnitude 18.8). The variable was designated PSN J23114884+3101004 when it was posted on the Central Bureau's TOCP webpage and is here designated SN 2011hg based on the spectroscopic confirmation reported below.