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2020-08-12 08:25:27
Type: Object/s-Discovery/Classification
Bibcode: 2020TNSAN.153....1F
Spectroscopic classification of SN 2020qln
Abstract:
We report the spectroscopic classification of SN 2020qln as a Type Ia supernova.
Observations were carried out on the night of 12 August 2020 using the ALFOSC spectrograph mounted on the 2.56-m Nordic Optical Telescope at Roque de los Muchachos Observatory, La Palma, Spain. The spectrum was obtained with 1-arcsec slit and grism #4 covering the spectral range from 3500-9400 AA. The integration of the spectrum is 450 s.
SNID (Blondin & Tonry 2007 2007ApJ...666.1024B) gives excellent matches with various Type Ia SN templates shortly before/around maximum light.
The Type Ia classification is consistent with the preliminary report 2020TNSCR2341....1P and with the ZTF light curve https://alerce.online/object/ZTF20abptxls.
| Catalog | Name | Reported RA | Reported DEC | Reported Obj-Type | Reported Redshift | Host Name | Host Redshift | Remarks | TNS RA | TNS DEC | TNS Obj-Type | TNS Redshift |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TNS | 2020qln | 01:14:04.285 | -01:44:27.34 | SN I | 0.016 | 01:14:04.286 | -01:44:27.35 | SN Ia | 0.016 |


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