Top: r′-band image of SN 2014bc (left), pre-explosion image (middle), and the difference between the two (right). SN 2014bc is located at α_J2000 = 12:18:57.71, δ_J2000 = + 47:18:11.3, projected (≃135 pc, at 7.6 Mpc) from the nucleus of NGC 4258. The position of the SN is marked by red dashes. Bottom: Stacked r_PS1 image of NGC 4258. All images included in the stack were taken prior to 2014 Apr. 08. The 1′ × 1′ blue box delineates the region shown in the upper panels.