TNS Classification Report No. 6710 [ 2020TNSCR1559....1H ]
Date Received (UTC): 2020-05-25 16:39:41 Sender: Daichi Hiramatsu
Group: Global SN Project
Daichi Hiramatsu, Iair Arcavi, Jamison Burke, D. Andrew Howell, Curtis McCully, Craig Pellegrino, Stefano Valenti report/s a classification of object: SN 2020kyg
Type: SN Iax[02cx-like]Redshift: 0.008736
Remarks: Using Superfit (Howell et al. 2005, ApJ, 634, 1190), we find good fits to Type Iax SN 2005hk around a week before maximum at the host redshift (0.008736; 1985ApJS...58..623G, via NED), which is in agreement with Ochner et al., ATel #13761.
The following Classification spectrum was provided:
Obsdate: 2020-05-25 10:23:09
Instrument: FLOYDS-N
Telescope: Faulkes Telescope North
Details of the object and its spectra can be viewed here: https://www.wis-tns.org/object/2020kyg
Date Received (UTC): 2020-05-25 16:39:41 Sender: Daichi Hiramatsu
Group: Global SN Project
Daichi Hiramatsu, Iair Arcavi, Jamison Burke, D. Andrew Howell, Curtis McCully, Craig Pellegrino, Stefano Valenti report/s a classification of object: SN 2020kyg
Type: SN Iax[02cx-like]Redshift: 0.008736
Remarks: Using Superfit (Howell et al. 2005, ApJ, 634, 1190), we find good fits to Type Iax SN 2005hk around a week before maximum at the host redshift (0.008736; 1985ApJS...58..623G, via NED), which is in agreement with Ochner et al., ATel #13761.
The following Classification spectrum was provided:
Obsdate: 2020-05-25 10:23:09
Instrument: FLOYDS-N
Telescope: Faulkes Telescope North
Details of the object and its spectra can be viewed here: https://www.wis-tns.org/object/2020kyg