SALT spectroscopic classification of ASASSN-18yc (= SN 2018hkx) as a type-Ia supernova before maximum light
Abstract
We obtained SALT (+RSS) spectroscopy of ASASSN-18yc (= SN 2018hkx; ATel #12119) on 2018 October 18.0 UT, covering the wavelength range 350-940 nm. Cross-correlation of the supernova spectrum with a template library using SNID (Blondin & Tonry 2007, ApJ, 666, 1024) shows a good match to the type-Ia SN 1999ee at -7 days relative to maximum light.
- Publication:
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The Astronomer's Telegram
- Pub Date:
- October 2018
- Bibcode:
- 2018ATel12122....1J
- Keywords:
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- Supernovae