SN 2004ek:
This SN was discovered by Tom Boles and Tim Puckett
(IAUC 8405) on September 9, 2004, and further photometry
showed it to be rising.
The host galaxy
UGC 724
is at z=0.017275 (NED).
In
IAUC 8409 Modjaz and collaborators report its classification as a young type II event.
This is confirmed by Filippenko and collaborators who find that the Halpha line is
mostly in emission
(IAUC 8411).