Spectral Classification of MASTER OT J015539.85+485955.6 as a dwarf nova
ATel #8265; A. S. Piascik, I. A. Steele (Liverpool JMU)
on 10 Nov 2015; 10:38 UT
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Subjects: Optical, Cataclysmic Variable, Supernovae
Referred to by ATel #: 8270
MASTER OT J015539.85+485955.6 was identified as either a possible supernova candidate in PGC212862 or a galactic dwarf nova in outburst in Atel #8262. The transient was observed using the SPRAT spectrograph of the Liverpool Telescope (La Palma) with a spectral range of 4000 - 8000 Angstroms and a resolution R=350 on 2015-11-09 at 22:40UT.
The spectrum shows a broad continuum, consistent with that expected from a dwarf nova in outburst.
Liverpool Telescope
