FLOYDS Classification of LSQ15baf as a Post-Peak Type Ia Supernova
ATel #8070; G. Hosseinzadeh, I. Arcavi, Z. C. Wong, D. A. Howell, C. McCully, S. Valenti (LCOGT/UCSB), C. Baltay, N. Ellman, D. Rabinowitz (Yale)
on 19 Sep 2015; 00:06 UT
Credential Certification: Iair Arcavi (iarcavi@lcogt.net)
Subjects: Optical, Supernovae
LSQ15baf was discovered on 2015 August 26.2 UT by the La Silla-QUEST survey (Baltay et al. 2013, PASP, 125, 683) at right ascension 23:49:43.53 and declination +18:45:17.6 (J2000), 1" from the center of the galaxy SDSS J234943.58+184516.9 at a magnitude of V~18 (latest magnitude estimate is V~19 from 2015 September 11).
We obtained a spectrum of LSQ15baf on 2015 September 17.5 UT with the robotic FLOYDS instrument mounted on the Faulkes Telescope North under our LCOGT TDE vetting program (P.I.: Arcavi). Using SNID (Blondin & Tonry 2007, ApJ, 666, 1024), we find a good fit to the normal Type Ia SN 2003cg 10 days after maximum light at redshift z=0.044.
