Electronic Telegram No. 542 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 2006cx IN NGC 7316 Further to IAUC 8716, R. R. Prasad and W. Li report the LOSS discovery of an apparent supernova on unfiltered KAIT images taken on June 8.46 (at mag 17.4) and 9.47 UT (mag 17.5). SN 2006cx is located at R.A. = 22h35m56s.45, Decl. = +20o19'17".1 (equinox 2000.0), which is 1".6 east and 3".5 south of the center of NGC 7316. A KAIT image taken on 2005 Dec. 6.15 showed nothing at this position (limiting mag 19.0). NOTE: These 'Central Bureau Electronic Telegrams' are sometimes superseded by text appearing later in the printed IAU Circulars. (C) Copyright 2006 CBAT 2006 June 9 (CBET 542) Daniel W. E. Green