Classification certificate for object 2016ak
TNS Classification Report No. 61 [ 2016TNSCR..67....1Z ]

Date Received (UTC): 2016-01-29 11:55:55
Sender: Dr. Jujia Zhang
Group: None

Jujia Zhang, Xiao-Feng Wang report/s a classification of object: SN 2016ak

Type: SN II
Redshift: 0.0297

Remarks: We classified this transient as a type II supernova at a few days after the maximum light.

The following Classification spectrum was provided:

Obsdate: 2016-01-18 19:12:00
Instrument: YFOSC
Telescope: Lijiang 2.4m telescope - Yunnan Obsvervatories

Details of the object and its spectra can be viewed here: https://www.wis-tns.org/object/2016ak