Spectroscopic classification of AT2016ghq as a Type Ia
ATel #9532; Jennifer Andrews, Nathan Smith, Peter Milne, Maxwell Moe (University of Arizona)
on 22 Sep 2016; 18:12 UT
Distributed as an Instant Email Notice Supernovae
Credential Certification: Jennifer Andrews (jandrews@as.arizona.edu)
Subjects: Optical, Supernovae, Transient
The AZTEC (Arizona Transient Exploration and Characterization) collaboration reports an optical spectrum of AT2016ghq obtained on UT 20156 Sep. 22.33 with the 2.3m Bok telescope (+ Boller & Chivens spectrograph) on Kitt Peak, Arizona. Cross-correlation using GELATO (Harutyunyan et al., 2008, A&A, 488, 383) finds good matches with SNe Ia (e.g., SNe 2003du, 1994D) before optical maximum and with a redshift near 0.021.
