Electronic Telegram No. 196 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 2005dh in MCG +04-37-55 Further to IAUC 8580, M. Moore and W. Li report the LOSS discovery of an apparent supernova on unfiltered KAIT images taken on Aug. 10.22 (at mag 17.1) and 11.23 UT (mag 16.9). SN 2005dh is located at R.A. = 15h54m03s.32, Decl. = +23o08'09".9 (equinox 2000.0), which is 6".1 east and 16".4 north of the nucleus of MCG -04-37-55. A KAIT image taken on Aug. 1.20 showed nothing at this position (limiting mag about 19.0). NOTE: These 'Central Bureau Electronic Telegrams' are sometimes superseded by text appearing later in the formal IAU Circulars. (C) Copyright 2005 CBAT 2005 August 12 (CBET 196) Daniel W. E. Green