TNS Classification Report No. 16532 [ 2024TNSCR.403....1F ]

Date Received (UTC): 2024-02-11 15:59:41
Sender: Michael Fulton
Group: OxQUB

M. Fulton, M. Nicholl, K. W. Smith, D. R. Young, C. R. Angus, T. Moore, J. Weston, X. Sheng, A. Aamer, S. A. Sim (QUB), S. J. Smartt (Oxford/QUB), S. Srivastav, J. Gillanders, H. Stevance (Oxford), P. Ramsden (QUB/Birmingham), L. Shingles (GSI/QUB) report/s a classification of object: SN 2024byg

Type: SN II
Redshift: 0.009

Remarks: Spectrum resembles a blue continuum with faint features developing that are reminiscent of a young SN II. Several matches with SN II were obtained using SNID (e.g., SN1979C) at the host redshift (from NED).

The following Classification spectrum was provided:

Obsdate: 2024-02-11 03:19:02
Instrument: SPRAT
Telescope: Liverpool Telescope

Remarks: Spectrum was obtained with SPRAT on the Liverpool Telescope and reduced using the integrated quick reduction pipeline.

Details of the object and its spectra can be viewed here: https://www.wis-tns.org/object/2024byg