Classification certificate for object 2019xtw
TNS Classification Report No. 5762 [ 2019TNSCR2712....1H ]

Date Received (UTC): 2019-12-27 21:59:24
Sender: Dr. Daichi Hiramatsu
Group: Global SN Project

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

Type: SN II
Redshift: 0.015964

Remarks: The blue continuum with the appearing broad hydrogen features at the host redshift (0.015964; 1998AJ….116….1D, consistent with the narrow Hα and S II lines) suggests a young Type II.

The following Classification spectrum was provided:

Obsdate: 2019-12-27 13:55:18
Instrument: FLOYDS-S
Telescope: Faulkes Telescope South

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