TNS Classification Report No. 14919 [ 2023TNSCR1164....1P ]

Date Received (UTC): 2023-05-19 23:35:34
Sender: Daniel Perley
Group: None

Daniel Perley (LJMU), Avishay Gal-Yam (Weizmann) report/s a classification of object: SN 2023ixf

Type: SN II
Redshift: 0.000804

Remarks: The spectrum shows a series of high equivalent width flash ionization lines of H, He, C, and N, typical of Type II SNe in the flash ionization phase (e.g. Yaron et al. 2017). The redshift is the catalogued redshift of the the host galaxy (M101).

The following Classification spectrum was provided:

Obsdate: 2023-05-19 22:23:45
Instrument: SPRAT
Telescope: Liverpool Telescope

Details of the object and its spectra can be viewed here: https://www.wis-tns.org/object/2023ixf