FLOYDS Classification of ASASSN-15ki as a Galactic Source
ATel #7600; G. Hosseinzadeh, S. Valenti, D. A. Howell, I. Arcavi, C. McCully (LCOGT/UCSB)
on 7 Jun 2015; 00:47 UT
Credential Certification: Iair Arcavi (iarcavi@lcogt.net)
Subjects: Optical, Cataclysmic Variable, Star, Variables
We obtained a spectrum of ASASSN-15ki (ATel #7583) on 2015 June 5.3 UT with the robotic FLOYDS instrument mounted on the Faulkes Telescope North. The spectrum is that of a hot blackbody with hydrogen absorption lines at redshift z=0. Apart from the galaxy, there is only one object visible, both in the spectrum and the acquisition images. We therefore conclude that this transient is a brightening of the source identified in the archival DSS image in the ASAS-SN ATel.
