Dear SN watchers, In [vsnet-campaign-sn 455]: ># NGC 7761, the host galaxy of SN 2002ef, is a lenticular ># (SA(rs)0^0^:) galaxy, which would produce only SNe Ia. The ># discovery magnitude is nearly the same as the expected maximum for ># a typical SN Ia. According to IAUC 7945, the CfA team revealed that SN 2002ef is of type Ia, near maximum on Aug 1.43. Sincerely Yours, Hitoshi Yamaoka, Kyushu Univ., Japan yamaoka@rc.kyushu-u.ac.jp