FLOYDS Classification of ASASSN-14em as a SN Ia Around Max
ATel #6346; I. Arcavi, S. Valenti, D. A. Howell, G. Hosseinzadeh (LCOGT / UCSB)
on 26 Jul 2014; 20:17 UT
Credential Certification: Iair Arcavi (iarcavi@lcogt.net)
Subjects: Optical, Supernovae
We obtained a spectrum of ASASSN-14em (ATel #6342) on 2014 July 26.3 (UT) with the robotic FLOYDS spectrograph mounted on the Faulkes Telescope North. Using Superfit (Howell et al. 2005, ApJ, 634, 1190) and SNID (Blondin & Tonry 2007, ApJ, 666, 1024), we find good matches to spectra of Type Ia supernovae near maximum light at the redshift of the host galaxy (z=0.03).
