TNS Classification Report No. 23681 [ 2026TNSCR2052....1K ]

Date Received (UTC): 2026-05-11 10:50:49
Sender: Kishore C. Patra
Group: UCSC

Jenna Karcheski, Kishore C. Patra, Ryan J. Foley (UCSC) report/s a classification of object: SN 2026kfw

Type: SN Ia
Redshift: 0.21

Remarks: We report the classification of AT 2026kfw from spectroscopic observations with the Keck Cosmic Web Imager (KCWI) Integral Field Spectrograph. Observations were made on 2026 May 7 UT. Classification was performed with SNID (Blondin & Tonry, 2007, ApJ, 666, 1024). We measure Si II 6355 velocity of -12,500 km/s.

The following Classification spectrum was provided:

Obsdate: 2026-05-07 00:00:00
Instrument: KCWI
Telescope: Keck II 10m

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