Spectroscopic Classification of ASASSN-16na with the Nordic Optical Telescope
ATel #9734; A. Somero, S. Barcewicz, T. Heikkila, S. Hon, T. Kumar, T. Kangas, J. Harmanen, S. Mattila (Turku), E. Gafton (NOT)
on 8 Nov 2016; 15:22 UT
Credential Certification: Seppo Mattila (seppo.mattila@utu.fi)
Subjects: Optical, Supernovae
We report the classification of ASASSN-16na in the galaxy 2MASX J04091030+2126244 based on a low-resolution spectrum obtained on 2016 Nov. 8.0 UT with the Nordic Optical Telescope (+ ALFOSC; range 350-950nm). Cross-correlation with a library of supernova spectra using SNID (Blondin & Tonry 2007, ApJ, 666, 1024) and GELATO (Harutyunyan et al. 2008, A&A, 488, 383) provide best matches with SN 1991T-like Type Ia supernovae around 5 days before the maximum light.
