Electronic Telegram No. 149 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 2005by IN UGC 8701 Further to IAUC 8519, S. Park and W. Li report the LOSS discovery of an apparent supernova on unfiltered KAIT images taken on May 2.38 (at mag 18.8) and 3.38 UT (mag 18.4). SN 2005by is located at R.A. = 13h45m46s.91, Decl. = +22o05'46".8 (equinox 2000.0), which is 18".4 east and 27".2 north of the center of UGC 8701. Nothing was visible at this position on KAIT images taken on 2004 May 12.35 (limiting mag 20.0) or 2005 Apr. 20.40 (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 NOTE: These 'Central Bureau Electronic Telegrams' are sometimes superseded by text appearing later in the formal IAU Circulars.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 May 3 (CBET 149) Daniel W. E. Green