ASASSN-15lu is a Type Ia Supernova

Douglas C. Leonard,P. Sheehan,Donald W. McCarthy,Katherine B. Follette,John Moustakas,D. Cantillo,A. Cazares-Kelly,S. Cazares-Kelly,Y. Cendes,N. Damm,A. Donati,Emily M. Douglas,L. Ferrell,H. Fosbinder-Elkins,C. Fox,M. Greenberg,K. Hart,H. Hensley,A. Holt,E. Hooper,C. Juran,J Keane,K. Key,L. Korus,T. Lee,K. Leidig,E. Merchak,K. Nessmann,S. Pendyala,S. Pirkl,J. Reeder,A. Roos,S. Rounseville,E Ruddy,A. Schlingman,W. Schlingman,E. Schwartzman,V. Shanmugam,E Silver,A. Stein,N. Stock,B. Svoboda,B. Thomas,N Thomas,K. Thompson-Taylor,H. Walton

ASASSN-15lu is a Type Ia Supernova

2015

We report spectroscopic classification of ASASSN-15lu (ATel #7698) in SDSS J132112.88+401556.7 (z=0.035037, via NED) through inspection of an optical spectrum (range 370-680 nm, resolution 0.8 nm), obtained with the 2.3-m Bok telescope (+ Boller & Chivens spectrograph) at Kitt Peak on 2015 June 24.2 UT.

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Astronomy
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Astrophysics
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Visible spectrum
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