SIMBAD references

T. Boles, Coddenham, England, reports the discovery of an apparent supernova on unfiltered CCD images taken on Sept. 25.954 (when the new object appeared at mag 18.3) and 26.862 UT (at mag 17.8) with a 0.35-m reflector in the course of the U.K. Nova/Supernova Patrol. SN 2003ij is located at R.A. = 5h55m41s.18, Decl. = +85o54'21".7, which is approximately 3".7 west and 31".4 south of the center of UGC 3336. The new object is not present on Boles' images from Aug. 29 and Sept. 15 (limiting mag 19.5), and it is not present on Palomar Sky Survey red or blue plates from 1996.