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FLOYDS Classification of ASASSN-16kv/AT 2016gqb as a Type Ia Supernova

ATel #9589; G. Hosseinzadeh, I. Arcavi, D. A. Howell, C. McCully (LCOGT/UCSB), S. Valenti (UC Davis)
on 3 Oct 2016; 21:58 UT
Credential Certification: Iair Arcavi (iarcavi@lcogt.net)

Subjects: Optical, Supernovae

We obtained a spectrum of ASASSN-16kv/AT 2016gqb (ATel #9560) on 2016 October 1.7 UT with the robotic FLOYDS instrument mounted on the LCOGT 2-meter telescope in Siding Spring, Australia. Using Superfit (Howell et al. 2005, ApJ, 634, 1190), we find a good fit to the normal Type Ia SN 1989B 8 days after maximum light at the redshift of the proposed host galaxy (z=0.030; Jones et al. 2009, "The 6dF Galaxy Survey Data Release 3," via NED). The spectrum is available on the Transient Name Server.