Supernovae 2003lb, 2003lc, and 2003ld

Additional apparent supernovae have been reported from CCD images: SN 2003lb in UGC 2850 by M. Ory (Delemont, Switzerland, 0.61-m reflector), and SN 2003lc in UGC 934 and SN 2003ld in UGC 148 by T. Puckett and L. Cox (cf. IAUC 8225; 0.50-m reflector). SN 2003 UT R.A. (2000.0) Decl. Mag. Offset 2003lb Dec. 25.817 3 45 05.67 +20 45 39.3 15.8 8".6 E, 3".9 S 2003lc Dec. 26.03 1 23 25.82 +30 47 14.9 17.0 32".1 W, 10".7 N 2003ld Dec. 28.02 0 15 51.85 +16 05 21.6 16.8 8".6 E, 1".3 S Ory notes that SN 2003lb was at mag R = 16.1 on an image taken on Dec. 26.767 UT, adding that nothing is visible at the location of SN 2003lb on a red Palomar Sky Survey plate from 1951 Dec. 1 or a U.K. Schmidt Telescope plate from 1991 Oct. 13. SNe 2003lc and 2003ld were confirmed on CCD frames taken by Puckett on Dec. 27.15 and 29.15, respectively, but both new objects were absent from his images taken during 1998-2002.