Spectral ID of snASASSN-14jb
ATel #6600; peter challis, Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics
on 20 Oct 2014; 20:29 UT
Credential Certification: Peter Challis (pchallis@cfa.harvard.edu)
Subjects: Optical, Supernovae, Transient
P. Challis, Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics (CfA), on
behalf of the CfA Supernova Group, reports a spectrum (range 350-760
nm) of ASASSN-14jb was obtained on Oct 20, 2014 UT by P. Berlind with the
F. L. Whipple Observatory 1.5-m telescope (+ FAST). The spectrum has a
very blue continuum with emission of H Alpha, H Beta, H Gamma, H Delta
and He II 4686. Cross-correlation with a library of supernova spectra using the
"Supernova Identification" code (SNID; Blondin and Tonry 2007,
Ap.J. 666, 1024) shows a reasonable match to the spectrum of type II
supernova SN2005cs.
