Classification certificate for object 2020lip
TNS Classification Report No. 7035 [ 2020TNSCR2027....1J ]

Date Received (UTC): 2020-07-03 04:27:33
Sender: Prof. Saurabh Jha
Group: DEHVILS

Saurabh Jha (Rutgers), David Jones (UCSC), Aaron Do (Hawaii) report/s a classification of object: SN 2020lip

Type: SN Ia
Redshift: 0.089

Remarks: Redshift from host lines.

The following Classification spectrum was provided:

Obsdate: 2020-07-02 02:40:32
Instrument: RSS
Telescope: Southern African Large Telescope

Remarks: Significant host flux (host lines give z=0.089) but clear signal of a SN Ia at approximately 3 weeks past maximum.

Details of the object and its spectra can be viewed here: https://www.wis-tns.org/object/2020lip