Electronic Telegram No. 589 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 2006ea IN UGC 12134 Further to IAUC 8733, D. Madison, D. Winslow, and W. Li report the LOSS discovery of an apparent supernova (mag 18.8) on unfiltered KAIT images taken on July 25.35 and 26.39 UT. The new object is located at R.A. = 22h39m37s.91, Decl. = +11o46'16".0 (equinox 2000.0), which is 6".2 east and 3".9 north of the center of UGC 12134. Nothing was visible at the location of 2006ea on KAIT images taken on 2005 Nov. 20.12 (limiting mag 19.5) and 2006 July 10.36 (limiting mag 18.7). A. V. Filippenko, D. S. Wong, J. M. Silverman, M. Moore, and R. J. Foley, University of California, Berkeley, report that inspection of CCD spectra (range 330-1040 nm), obtained on July 27 UT with the Shane 3-m reflector (+ Kast spectrograph) at Lick Observatory, shows that 2006ea is a supernova, probably of type Ib, about 1 week past maximum brightness. He I absorption lines appear to be present, although there is a chance that the object is of type Ia about 2 weeks past maximum. NOTE: These 'Central Bureau Electronic Telegrams' are sometimes superseded by text appearing later in the printed IAU Circulars. (C) Copyright 2006 CBAT 2006 July 27 (CBET 589) Daniel W. E. Green