SIMBAD references

Further to IAUC 8171, T. Matheson, Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics; and N. Suntzeff, CTIO, report that a detailed inspection of the July 30.4 CTIO spectrum of SN 2003gs shows it to be very similar to a spectrum of the subluminous type-Ia SN 1999by at 1 day before maximum (see Garnavich et al. 2003, Ap.J., in press; http://xxx.lanl.gov/abs/astro-ph/?0105490). Additional spectroscopic and photometric observations are urged. The redshift mentioned on IAUC 8171 is with respect to the host galaxy.