TNS Classification Report No. 8278 [ 2020TNSCR3836....1D ]

Date Received (UTC): 2020-12-18 20:34:51
Sender: Nidia Morrell
Group: None

M. Díaz, N. Morrell, M. Phillips, and M. Stritzinger report/s a classification of object: AT 2020abbq

Type: Varstar

Remarks: Carbon star, very similar to SS Vir (e.g. https://www.cloudynights.com/topic/634371-some-spectra-of-ss-vir-a-mira-variable-carbon-star/).

The following Classification spectrum was provided:

Obsdate: 2020-11-30 00:00:00
Instrument: IMACS
Telescope: Walter Baade Magellan 6.5-m telescope (LCO)

Details of the object and its spectra can be viewed here: https://www.wis-tns.org/object/2020abbq