Spectroscopic Classification of Nova M31N 2015-11c
ATel #8360; S. C. Williams (LJMU), M. J. Darnley (LJMU)
on 4 Dec 2015; 08:39 UT
Credential Certification: Matt Darnley (M.J.Darnley@ljmu.ac.uk)
Subjects: Optical, Nova, Transient
We obtained a spectrum of the M31 nova candidate M31N 2015-11c (PNV
J00433852+4128026; ATel #8327) with the SPRAT spectrograph on the 2m
Liverpool Telescope (Steele et al.
2004) on 2015 December 3.9 UT.
The spectrum shows strong Balmer emission, with numerous Fe II lines
also detected in emission (including the 42, 48, 49 and 74 multiplets),
along with Na I (D) and [O I] (6300 and 6364 Å). This spectrum
confirms that M31N 2015-11c is a nova in M31 and is a member of the Fe
II spectroscopic class.
