Tentative Spectroscopic Classification of Bright PSN in NGC 5128 (Centaurus A)
ATel #8655; Weimin Yi, Ju-Jia Zhang (YNAO), Xue-Bing Wu (KIAA-PKU), B. J.Shappee (Carnegie), J. L.Prieto (UDP), Subo Dong (KIAA-PKU)
on 9 Feb 2016; 02:43 UT
Distributed as an Instant Email Notice Supernovae
Credential Certification: Subo Dong (dongsubo@pku.edu.cn)
We obtained follow-up spectroscopic observations of AT 2016adj (ATel #8651; discovered by BOSS) at JD 2457427.39 (UT 2016-02-08.89) with 2.4 m telescope ( LJT + YFOSC) at Lijiang observatory of Yunnan Observatories, Chinese Academy of Sciences. The spectrum appears to be heavily reddened, which is consistent with the red photometric color measured in Atel #8654. We detect H-alpha emission line, and its classification is consistent with a Type II supernova. However, due to the relatively low SNR of the spectrum (taken at airmass ~2.9) and heavy reddening, we regard this classification as tentative in nature.
