2012CBET.3288....1I

Koichi Itagaki, Yamagata, Japan, reports his discovery of an apparent supernova (mag 16.4) on an unfiltered CCD image (limiting mag 19.5) obtained on Oct. 31.498 UT with a 0.60-m f/5.7 reflector. The new object is located at R.A. = 22:15:42.84, Decl. = +37:14:38.0 (equinox 2000.0; UCAC3 reference stars), which is 8" west and 4" north of the center of IC 5193. The discovery image is posted at the following website URL: http://www.k-itagaki.jp/images/psn-IC5193.jpg. The variable was designated PSN J22154284+3714380 when it was posted at the Central Bureau's TOCP webpage and is here designated SN 2012gb based on the spectroscopic confirmation reported below. Additional magnitudes for 2012gb: Sept. 12.584, [19.5 (Itagaki); Oct. 31.517, 16.6 (T. Noguchi, Katori, Chiba-ken, Japan; 50-s exposure with a 0.23-m f/6.3 Schmidt Cassegrain reflector + BITRAN BT-11E camera; limiting mag 17.5; position end figures 42s.71, 37".3; UCAC3 reference stars; communicated by S. Nakano); image posted at website URL http://park8.wakwak.com/~ngc/images/PSNinIC5193.jpg).