Spectroscopic classification of M31N 2016-05b (PNV J00424288+4115274) as a Classical Nova in M31
ATel #9143; M. J. Darnley (LJMU), S. C. Williams (Lancaster)
on 13 Jun 2016; 07:04 UT
Credential Certification: Matt Darnley (M.J.Darnley@ljmu.ac.uk)
Subjects: Nova, Transient
Referred to by ATel #: 9187
We obtained a spectrum of nova candidate M31N 2016-05b (PNV J00424288+4115274; ATel #9098) with the SPRAT spectrograph (Piascik et al. 2014) on the 2m Liverpool Telescope (Steele et al. 2004) on 2016 June 13.16 UT.
The spectrum shows strong, FWHM 2200±100 km/s, Balmer emission. It also shows Fe II (multiplets 37, 42, 48, 49, 55, 74) and possibly Mg I] (4571 Å) emission lines. As such we conclude that M31N 2016-05b is an eruption of a classical nova in M31 and belongs to the Fe II taxonomic class.
