TNS Classification Report No. 2343 [ 2018TNSCR1049....1C ]

Date Received (UTC): 2018-07-28 23:05:50
Sender: Regis Cartier
Group: None

R. Cartier, J. Espinoza (CTIO), C. Contreras (STScI), A. Boltom (NOAO), C. Inserra (Southampton), E. Kankare (QUB), K. Maguire ( report/s a classification of object: SN 2018ecf

Type: SN II
Redshift: 0.012

Remarks: Redshift estimate obtained from best template fit, and similar to SN2005cs at an early phase.

The following Classification spectrum was provided:

Obsdate: 2018-07-26 02:18:10
Instrument: Goodman
Telescope: Southern Astrophysical Research Telescope

Details of the object and its spectra can be viewed here: https://www.wis-tns.org/object/2018ecf