Classification certificate for object 2019rpj
TNS Classification Report No. 5237 [ 2019TNSCR2020....1B ]

Date Received (UTC): 2019-10-07 19:41:24
Sender: Jamison Burke
Group: Global SN Project

Jamison Burke, Iair Arcavi, Daichi Hiramatsu, D. Andrew Howell, Curtis McCully, Craig Pellegrino report/s a classification of object: SN 2019rpj

Type: SN II
Redshift: 0.02969

Remarks: Using Superfit (Howell et al. 2005, ApJ, 634, 1190) and SNID (Blondin & Tonry 2007, ApJ, 666, 1024), we find several good fits to Type II supernovae. The spectrum displays a blue continuum with clear P Cygni H lines at the host redshift (0.029690; 2011AJ....142..170H, via NED). This classification is in agreement with GCN 25921.

The following Classification spectrum was provided:

Obsdate: 2019-10-06 10:33:23
Instrument: FLOYDS-N
Telescope: Faulkes Telescope North

Details of the object and its spectra can be viewed here: https://www.wis-tns.org/object/2019rpj