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2026-05-14 10:21:14
Type: Object/s-Discovery/Classification
Spectroscopic Classifications of Optical Transients with Keck II/KCWI
Authors: Jenna Karcheski, Kishore C. Patra, Ryan J. Foley (UCSC)
Source Group: UCSC
Abstract:
We report the spectroscopic classifications of 3 transients (2 SNe Ia, 1 SN Ic-BL) discovered by LSST.

We report the following classifications of optical transients from spectroscopic observations with the Keck Cosmic Web Imager (KCWI) Integral Field Spectrograph. The targets were supplied by the Legacy Survey of Space and Time (LSST) via the ANTARES alerts broker (Matheson et al., 2021, AJ, 161, 107). Observations were made on 2026 May 7 UT. Classifications were performed with SNID (Blondin & Tonry, 2007, ApJ, 666, 1024). 

When the redshift is given to 2 decimal places, it is derived from the SN spectrum.  Otherwise, the redshift is determined from the host galaxy. 

We thank the Vera C. Rubin Observatory leadership and staff, and especially thank the Prompt Processing team (Findeisen et al., arXiv:2603.19541), for publicly releasing these discoveries.

 

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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 2026kfw [LSST-AP-DO-170257199649521669] 09:56:52.772 +01:49:59.18 SN Ia 0.21 We measure Si II 6355 velocity of -12,500 km/s. 09:56:52.772 +01:49:59.18 SN Ia 0.21
TNS 2026jkr [LSST-AP-DO-170230797176406143] 10:04:17.291 +03:25:22.86 SN Ic-BL 0.35 DESI J151.0721+3.4231 10:04:17.291 +03:25:22.86 SN Ic-BL 0.35
TNS 2026ikn [LSST-AP-DO-170226393328648251] 09:59:46.483 +03:46:48.87 SN Ia 0.298 SDSS J095946.49+034648.1 0.29799 Redshift was determined using emission lines from the host galaxy. The spectrum is highly contaminated by galaxy light. SNID template fitting was performed after subtracting a host-galaxy template spectrum. The best-fit match was SN 2005hf at +15 days past peak brightness. 09:59:46.483 +03:46:48.87 SN Ia 0.298

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