Electronic Telegram No. 317 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 2005lu IN MCG -03-07-40 Further to IAUC 8641, M. Baek and W. Li report the LOSS discovery of an apparent supernova on unfiltered KAIT images. SN 2005lu is located at R.A. = 2h36m03s.71, Decl. = -17o15'50".0 (equinox 2000.0), which is 1".8 east and 2".2 south of the nucleus of MCG -03-07-40, the western component of the interacting galaxy pair ESO 545-G38 (the eastern component is MCG -03-07-39). Available magnitudes: Nov. 6.28 UT, [18.5; Dec. 11.27, 17.1; 14.13, 16.8. NOTE: These 'Central Bureau Electronic Telegrams' are sometimes superseded by text appearing later in the printed IAU Circulars. (C) Copyright 2005 CBAT 2005 December 14 (CBET 317) Daniel W. E. Green