TNS Classification Report No. 23366 [ 2026TNSCR1322....1H ]
Date Received (UTC): 2026-03-27 21:49:40 Sender: SAGUARO_Bot1
Group: PASSTA
G. Hosseinzadeh (UCSD), S. W. Jha (Rutgers), M. Shrestha (Monash), D. J. Sand (UA), and J. Farah (Las Cumbres/UCSB) on behalf of the PASSTA Collaboration report/s a classification of object: SN 2026hkg
Type: SN IIRedshift: 0.004733
Remarks: The spectrum shows a blue continuum with broad, intermediate-width, and narrow hydrogen emission lines, similar to SN 1998S. We therefore classify it as a very young Type II supernova, though it could be a Type IIn supernova if these features persist.
The following Classification spectrum was provided:
Obsdate: 2026-03-27 18:12:42
Instrument: RSS
Telescope: Southern African Large Telescope
Details of the object and its spectra can be viewed here: https://www.wis-tns.org/object/2026hkg
Date Received (UTC): 2026-03-27 21:49:40 Sender: SAGUARO_Bot1
Group: PASSTA
G. Hosseinzadeh (UCSD), S. W. Jha (Rutgers), M. Shrestha (Monash), D. J. Sand (UA), and J. Farah (Las Cumbres/UCSB) on behalf of the PASSTA Collaboration report/s a classification of object: SN 2026hkg
Type: SN IIRedshift: 0.004733
Remarks: The spectrum shows a blue continuum with broad, intermediate-width, and narrow hydrogen emission lines, similar to SN 1998S. We therefore classify it as a very young Type II supernova, though it could be a Type IIn supernova if these features persist.
The following Classification spectrum was provided:
Obsdate: 2026-03-27 18:12:42
Instrument: RSS
Telescope: Southern African Large Telescope
Details of the object and its spectra can be viewed here: https://www.wis-tns.org/object/2026hkg