Classification certificate for object 2016ard
TNS Classification Report No. 2614 [ 2018TNSCR1257....1C ]

Date Received (UTC): 2018-08-29 03:22:50
Sender: Dr. Peter Blanchard
Group: None

R. Chornock, K. Bhirombhakdi, R. Katebi (Ohio University), P. Blanchard, M. Nicholl, E. Berger (Harvard/CfA) report/s a classification of object: SN 2016ard

Type: SLSN-I
Redshift: 0.2025

Remarks: For details of classification see ATel #8790. Redshift from host galaxy emission lines in later spectra (see arXiv:1805.07372)

The following Classification spectrum was provided:

Obsdate: 2016-03-02 09:36:00
Instrument: OSMOS
Telescope: MDM 2.4m Hiltner

Details of the object and its spectra can be viewed here: https://www.wis-tns.org/object/2016ard