TNS Classification Report No. 7531 [ 2020TNSCR2901....1F ]

Date Received (UTC): 2020-09-22 14:18:48
Sender: Andreas Floers
Group: adH0cc

A. Floers, S. Taubenberger, C. Vogl, G. Csoernyei, G. Cudmani, W. Hillebrandt, S. H. Suyu (MPA Garching), B. Leibundgut, J. Spyromilio (ESO), S. J. Smartt, M. Dobson (QUB), R. Kotak (Turku), R. Bruch, A. Gal-Yam (Weizmann), C. Lemon (Lausanne) report/s a classification of object: SN 2020tly

Type: SN II
Redshift: 0.058

Remarks: The blue, featureless spectrum together with the photometric information from ZTF suggests this to be a young Type II SN. The phase has been estimated from the light curve. The redshift has been measured from narrow Halpha emission of the host galaxy.

The following Classification spectrum was provided:

Obsdate: 2020-09-22 05:05:51
Instrument: FORS2
Telescope: The Very Large Telescope - UT1

Remarks: Quick-reduction spectrum, telluric correction applied.

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