Spectroscopic Classification of Astrophysical Transients with the Lick Shane Telescope
ATel #18147; J. Karcheski, K. C. Patra, R. J. Foley (UCSC)
on 9 Nov 2026; 23:27 UT
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Credential Certification: Kishore Patra (kcpatra@ucsc.edu)
Subjects: Optical, Supernovae, Transient
We report the classification of astrophysical transients from spectroscopic observations with the Kast spectrograph on the Shane telescope obtained on 2026 November 7 UT. The targets were supplied by ATLAS, ZTF, and YSE and were identified using the target management platform YSE-PZ (Coulter et al., 2023, PASP, 135, 4501). The classifications were performed with SNID-SAGE (Toppa & Smartt, 2026, MNRAS, 549, 4).
Name | IAU Name | RA (J2000) | Dec (J2000) | z | Type | Phase| Notes
ZTF26aceixhc | AT2026ahyf | 08:48:12.83 | +36:46:45.21 | 0.0257 | SN | | (1)
ZTF26abzjzcp | AT2026aelg | 00:22:26.32 | +16:27:54.65 | 0.0940 | Ia | +18d |
ZTF26abzapbo | AT2026aetq | 06:25:25.40 | +52:26:28.51 | 0.04 | Ia | +25d |
ATLAS26mtc | AT2026afqn | 03:17:26.87 | -15:58:34.79 | 0.08 | Ia | +10d | (2)
Notes:
When the redshift is given to 2 decimal places, it is derived from the SN spectrum. Otherwise, the redshift is determined from the host galaxy.
(1) The spectrum displays a featureless blue continuum.
(2) We measure a Si II absorption velocity of -11,800 km/s.
