HET Spectroscopic Observation of AT 2019fdr
ATel #12875; B. Thomas (ICG Portsmouth, UT Austin), J. Vinko (Konkoly Obs, U Szeged, UT Austin), J. C. Wheeler (UT Austin)
on 18 Jun 2019; 09:33 UT
Credential Certification: Jozsef Vinko (vinko@astro.as.utexas.edu)
Subjects: Optical, AGN, Transient
An optical spectrum (range 460-1000 nm, resolution 1900) of AT 2019fdr was obtained with the "Low Resolution Spectrograph-2" (LRS2) on the 10m Hobby-Eberly Telescope at McDonald Observatory by M. Shetrone on 2019-06-16.16 UT.
The spectrum shows obvious Balmer features at z = 0.2667, but no broad lines expected of a supernova.
Cross-correlation with a library of SN spectra using the "Supernova Identification" code (SNID; Blondin and Tonry 2007, Ap.J., 666, 1024) shows that our spectrum matches with several AGN templates, although the light curve behaviour is peculiar for an AGN. Further follow up is encouraged.
Our spectrum is posted on the IAU Transient Name Server: http://wis-tns.weizmann.ac.il/object/2019fdr/
