Six supernovae (SNe) discovered in 1996 by the Beijing Astronomical Observa
tory Supernova (SN) Survey (BAOSS) are reported. SN 1996W, the first supern
ova discovered by the survey, has been monitored photometrically and spectr
oscopically for a long time. The spectra and photometry showed that it was
a typical type II-P supernova. SN 1996cb, the sixth SN discovered in 1996 a
nd a peculiar one like SN 1993J, has also been observed intensively for a l
ong time.