Classification certificate for object 2016fes
TNS Classification Report No. 353 [ 2016TNSCR.597....1T ]

Date Received (UTC): 2016-08-27 21:36:43
Sender: Dr. Lina Tomasella
Group: Padova-Asiago

Lina Tomasella report/s a classification of object: SN 2016fes

Type: SN Ia
Redshift: 0.052

Remarks: The best match is with the Type Ia SN 2003du at +10d. Using the redshift 0.052 (suggested by SNID), from the position of the minimum of the Si II 635nm feature, we infer an expansion velocity of ~11000 km/s for the ejected material.

The following Classification spectrum was provided:

Obsdate: 2016-08-26 19:10:37
Instrument: AFOSC
Telescope: Asiago Ekar Telescope

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