Electronic Telegram No. 264 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 2005hg IN UGC 1394 Further to IAUC 8616, K. Shimasaki and W. Li report the LOSS discovery of an apparent supernova on unfiltered KAIT images taken on Oct. 25.27 (at mag 18.6) and 26.25 UT (mag 18.5). SN 2005hg is located at R.A. = 1h55m41s.87, Decl. = +46o47'47".4 (equinox 2000.0), which is 3".7 west and 19".6 south of the nucleus of UGC 1394. KAIT images taken on Oct. 12.25 (limiting mag 20.0) and 20.24 (limiting mag 19.5) showed nothing at this position. SN 2002gc also appeared in UGC 1394. NOTE: These 'Central Bureau Electronic Telegrams' are sometimes superseded by text appearing later in the printed IAU Circulars. (C) Copyright 2005 CBAT 2005 October 26 (CBET 264) Daniel W. E. Green