TNS Classification Report No. 6979 [ 2020TNSCR1946....1H ]

Date Received (UTC): 2020-06-26 19:25:00
Sender: Daichi Hiramatsu
Group: Global SN Project

Daichi Hiramatsu, D. Andrew Howell, Iair Arcavi, Jamison Burke, Curtis McCully, Craig Pellegrino, Stefano Valenti report/s a classification of object: SN 2020mtk

Type: SN Ia
Redshift: 0.023413

Remarks: Using Superfit (Howell et al. 2005, ApJ, 634, 1190) and SNID (Blondin & Tonry 2007, ApJ, 666, 1024), we find good fits to several normal Type Ia SNe around maximum at the host redshift (0.023413; 20096dF…C...0000J, via NED).

The following Classification spectrum was provided:

Obsdate: 2020-06-26 09:32:39
Instrument: FLOYDS-S
Telescope: Faulkes Telescope South

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