Possible Supernova PSN J00153057+1719320 in NGC 57 Narrowfield IR - July 1, 2012

Possible Supernova PSN J00153057+1719320 in NGC 57 Narrowfield IR - July 1, 2012, a photo by Joseph Brimacombe on Flickr.

Via Flickr:
SUMMARY
SN candidate seen south-west of the nucleus at Mag 19.9 IR
DISCOVERY
Ella Sanders, R Kot and D Coffin: 2012.6.22.460; Mag 19.0
IMPRESSION
Unlikely to be a supernova. The magnitudes (19.4 +/- 0.6 v 19.9 +/- 0.5) are not significantly different over a 10 month interval.
TECHNICAL INFORMATION
Total exposure 90 min (6 x 15 min, infrared filter > 700 nm; binned 2x2, scale 1.01 asec/px)
Time: 2012.7.1.366
Astrometry: RA 00 15 30.53 Dec 17 19 31.9
Photometry: 19.9 +/- 0.5 IR > 700 nm (R as ref)
These data were collected by Joseph Brimacombe using a 41-cm
RCOS and STL6K camera at Coral Towers Observatory, Cairns, Australia.