TNS Classification Report No. 7337 [ 2020TNSCR2552....1Z ]

Date Received (UTC): 2020-08-19 05:57:59
Sender: Jujia Zhang
Group: None

Xinghan Zhang, Danfeng Xiang, Han Lin, Xiaofeng Wang, Liming Rui (Tsinghua University), Tianmeng Zhang (NAOC), Jujia Zhang (YNAO) report/s a classification of object: SN 2018lkg

Type: SN IIn
Redshift: 0.0107

Remarks: Cross correlation with a library of supernova spectra using the spectral comparison tool "Gelato" (Harutyunyan et al. 2008, A&A, 488, 383) shows that it matched SN 2010jl at a few weeks after explosion.

The following Classification spectrum was provided:

Obsdate: 2019-01-05 19:49:09
Instrument: BFOSC
Telescope: XingLong telescope

Details of the object and its spectra can be viewed here: https://www.wis-tns.org/object/2018lkg