Electronic Telegram No. 178 Central Bureau for Astronomical Telegrams INTERNATIONAL ASTRONOMICAL UNION M.S. 18, Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory, Cambridge, MA 02138, U.S.A. IAUSUBS@CFA.HARVARD.EDU or FAX 617-495-7231 (subscriptions) CBAT@CFA.HARVARD.EDU (science) URL http://cfa-www.harvard.edu/iau/cbat.html SUPERNOVA 2005cv IN UGC 1359 F. J. D. Serduke, M. Moore, and A. V. Filippenko, University of California, Berkeley, report that inspection of a CCD spectrum (range 450-900 nm), obtained on July 15 UT with the Shane 3-m telescope at Lick Observatory, shows that SN 2005cv (IAUC 8563) is a supernova of type II, with prominent H_alpha having a P-Cyg profile. NOTE: These 'Central Bureau Electronic Telegrams' are sometimes superseded by text appearing later in the formal IAU Circulars. (C) Copyright 2005 CBAT 2005 July 15 (CBET 178) Daniel W. E. Green