TNS Classification Report No. 16937 [ 2024TNSCR1181....1W ]

Date Received (UTC): 2024-04-22 13:16:52
Sender: Jacob Wise
Group: ZTF

Jacob Wise (LJMU), K-Ryan Hinds (LJMU), Daniel Perley (LJMU), Aleksandra Bochenek (LJMU) report/s a classification of object: SN 2024gbc

Type: SN IIn
Redshift: 0.0517

Remarks: Spectrum is mostly featureless with strong hydrogen emission. Prominent [OIII] emission is visible in host SDSS spectrum, but is mostly absent in transient spectrum. Combined with a rise time of ~20 days so far, we classify this as a SN IIn at z=0.0517.

The following Classification spectrum was provided:

Obsdate: 2024-04-22 04:45:25
Instrument: SPRAT
Telescope: Liverpool Telescope

Details of the object and its spectra can be viewed here: https://www.wis-tns.org/object/2024gbc