confirmation of sn2019np

Forums Variable Stars March VSS Circular available confirmation of sn2019np

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Robin Leadbeater
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Note that although an early spectrum of sn2019np was taken by the Li-Jiang telescope, the official confirming spectrum was actually taken several hours earlier using Faulkes Telescope North and uploaded to the Transient Name Server (As it happens 4 minutes before the Atel #12374 was issued, though since 2016 the TNS has been the official IAU system for recording supernova discoveries and confirmation) 

https://wis-tns.weizmann.ac.il/object/2019np

There are also three amateur spectra of this SN in the BAA Spectroscopic database

 https://britastro.org/specdb/data_graph.php?obs_id=3641%2C3594%2C3640&multi=yes&mix_flux=no&plot=Plot+up+to+20+Spectra

and more spectra on the ARAS forum here covering the evolution up to currently 17th Feb

http://www.spectro-aras.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=38&t=2205

Cheers

Robin