TNS Classification Report No. 23011 [ 2026TNSCR.701....1P ]

Date Received (UTC): 2026-02-18 09:59:00
Sender: Miika Pursiainen
Group: GOTO

M. Pursiainen, D. O'Neill, T. Killestein, R. Kotak, J. Lyman, B. Godson, K. Ackley, M. J. Dyer, K. Ulaczyk, S. Belkin, D. Steeghs, D. K. Galloway, V. Dhillon, P. O'Brien, G. Ramsay, K. Noysena, R. P. Breton, L. K. Nuttall, D. Pollacco, J. Casares Vel'azquez, A. Kumar, D. O'Neill on behalf of GOTO collaboration report/s a classification of object: SN 2026dix

Type: SN IIb
Redshift: 0.003185

Remarks: Good template matches to young Type IIb SNe at the redshift of the host galaxy (0.003185, NED). The spectrum shows H and HeI absorption lines at about 20000km/s supporting the classification.

The following Classification spectrum was provided:

Obsdate: 2026-02-18 00:50:41
Instrument: ALFOSC
Telescope: Nordic Optical Telescope

Details of the object and its spectra can be viewed here: https://www.wis-tns.org/object/2026dix