A magnitude 15.6 , Type II, supernova 2006ds, was discovered on the 18th July, 2006, by Y.-S. Tsai and K.-C. Liu, in the spiral galaxy PGC 70011, in the constellation Piscis Austrinus. (z = 0.029314). The supernova is located 5".4 west and 3".6 south of the nucleus.
