Electronic Telegram No. 228 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 2005ec IN NGC 1690 Further to IAUC 8598, N. Ponticello and W. Li report the LOSS/KAIT discovery of an apparent supernova on unfiltered KAIT images taken on Sept. 16.54 (at mag 16.8) and 17.54 UT (mag 16.6) and located at R.A. = 4h54m19s.17, Decl. = +1o38'27".6 (equinox 2000.0), which is 1".3 west and 2".5 north of the center of NGC 1690. Nothing was visible at this location on a KAIT image taken on Jan. 11.13 (limiting mag 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 NOTE: These 'Central Bureau Electronic Telegrams' are sometimes superseded by text appearing later in the formal IAU Circulars.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 September 17 (CBET 228) Daniel W. E. Green