SIMBAD references

T. Kryachko, S. Korotkiy, and B. Satovskiy, Astrotel Observatory, Kazan State University, report the discovery of an apparent supernova (mag approximately 18.5) on five unfiltered CCD images (limiting mag 21.0) obtained on Oct. 31.07 UT with a 30-cm Takahashi FRC-300 telescope (+ Apogee Alta U9000 camera) at Karachay-Cherkessia, Russia. The new object is located at R.A. = 10:06:11.04 ± 0".1, Decl. = +25:09:01.5 ± 0".1 (equinox 2000.0), which is about 1".5 west and 3".3 north of the center of the galaxy PGC 1726998 (whose position end figures are 11s.19, 08'58".2). Nothing is visible at this position on the Sloan Digital Sky Survey. The discovery image is posted at website URL http://www.astroalert.su/files/psn_j10061104_2509015_.png. The variable was designated PSN J10061104+2509015 when it was posted at the Central Bureau's TOCP webpage and is here designated SN 2011if based on the spectroscopic confirmation reported below. Additional magnitudes for 2011if: 1991 Apr. 6, [21.0 (Palomar Sky Survey, red plate, via the Digitized Sky Survey; via Kryachko et al.); 2011 Nov. 16.476, 19.4 (Joseph Brimacombe, Cairns, Australia; position end figures 11s.02, 01".5; image posted at website URL http://www.flickr.com/photos/43846774@N02/6351538760/).