TNS Classification Report No. 3226 [ 2018TNSCR1902....1R ]
Date Received (UTC): 2018-12-10 12:09:19 Sender: Thomas Reynolds
Group: None
Thomas Reynolds report/s a classification of object: TDE 2018hco
Type: TDERedshift: 0.09
Remarks: The object was previously classified in ATel #12263 by S. Van Velzen et al. We confirm their classification of the object as a TDE on the basis of a strong blue continuum and broad emission lines of Halpha and HeI (5876) as described in ATel #12263, as well as a weak emission line we identify as HeII (4685).
The following Classification spectrum was provided:
Obsdate: 2018-12-05 01:13:29
Instrument: ALFOSC
Telescope: Nordic Optical Telescope
Details of the object and its spectra can be viewed here: https://www.wis-tns.org/object/2018hco
Date Received (UTC): 2018-12-10 12:09:19 Sender: Thomas Reynolds
Group: None
Thomas Reynolds report/s a classification of object: TDE 2018hco
Type: TDERedshift: 0.09
Remarks: The object was previously classified in ATel #12263 by S. Van Velzen et al. We confirm their classification of the object as a TDE on the basis of a strong blue continuum and broad emission lines of Halpha and HeI (5876) as described in ATel #12263, as well as a weak emission line we identify as HeII (4685).
The following Classification spectrum was provided:
Obsdate: 2018-12-05 01:13:29
Instrument: ALFOSC
Telescope: Nordic Optical Telescope
Details of the object and its spectra can be viewed here: https://www.wis-tns.org/object/2018hco