Du Pont Classifications of 2 ASAS-SN Supernovae
ATel #9461; Benjamin J. Shappee (Hubble Fellow, Carnegie Observatories), J. L. Prieto (Diego Portales; MAS), J. Rich, B. Madore (Carnegie Observatories), Henry Poetrodjojo, Joshua D'Agostino (ANU)
on 6 Sep 2016; 11:55 UT
Credential Certification: Jose L. Prieto (jose.prietok@mail.udp.cl)
Subjects: Optical, Supernovae, Transient
We report optical spectroscopy (range 370-910 nm) of two supernovae discovered by the All-Sky Automated Survey for Supernovae (ASAS-SN; Shappee et al. 2014, ApJ, 788, 48) using the du Pont 2.5-m telescope (+ WFCCD) at Las Campanas Observatory on Aug. 30 and Sep. 1 2016 UT. We performed a cross-correlation with a library of supernova spectra using the "Supernova Identification" code (SNID; Blondin and Tonry 2007, Ap.J. 666, 1024). The details of the classifications are as follows:
Name Disc. ATel Spec. Type Spec. UT Date Phase Redshift
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ASASSN-16jh ATel #9407 Ia Aug. 30 2016 +0.1 (5.3) 0.0389 (host/NED)
ASASSN-16jq ATel #9430 Ia Sep. 1 2016 -0.8 (4.9) 0.024 (0.005; SNID)
Both SNe are consistent with spectroscopically normal Type Ia SNe within a couple days of peak magnitude. The spectroscopic classification of ASASSN-16jh/AT2016fij was also reported in ATel #9448.
