Supernova 1995ag in UGC 11861

J. Mueller reports her discovery on a supernova mag about 17 located 20" west and 25" south of the center of UGC 11861 (R.A. = 21h56m.4, Decl. = +73o15', equinox 2000.0); it was found on a IV-N plate taken by D. Griffith and Mueller on Sept. 28 UT with the 1.2- m Oschin Schmidt Telescope in the course of the second Palomar Sky Survey. No object is present at the position of SN 1995ag on original Sky Survey prints or on an F plate taken by C. Brewer and J. D. Mendenhall on 1992 June 28. A spectrum obtained on Oct. 16 at the 5-m Hale telescope (+ double spectrograph) by I. N. Reid and J. Gizis confirms this to be a type-I supernova.