APPARENT SUPERNOVA IN NGC 1213

     T. Boles, Coddenham, England, reports the discovery of an apparent 
supernova (mag 17.7) on unfiltered CCD images taken on Aug 18.1086 and 
19.1038 with a 0.35-m reflector.  The new object is located at R.A. 
=03h09m16s.97, Decl. = +38o38'20".7, which is approximately 4".1 west and 
37".5 south of the center of NGC 1213.

Nothing is present at this position on Boles's images from 2011 Oct 20 and 
2012 Jan 22 (limiting mag 19.5) or on Digitised Sky Survey Plates from 
1989-09-30 (limiting red mag 20.5), and 1989-09-05 (limiting blue mag 21.0).