[IAUC] CBET 1486: 20080831 : SUPERNOVA 2008fd IN ESO 466-G24

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SUPERNOVA 2008fd IN ESO 466-G24
     R. Chornock, X. Wang, R. Mostardi, and A. V. Filippenko, University of
California, Berkeley, report that inspection of CCD spectra (range 330-1040
nm), obtained on Aug. 31.30 UT with the Lick 3-m telescope (+ Kast
spectrograph), reveals that 2008fd (CBET 1483) is a type-Ib supernova a few
weeks after maximum brightness.  Cross-correlation with a library of
supernova spectra using the "SuperNova IDentification" code (Blondin and
Tonry 2007, Ap.J. 666, 1024) indicates that 2008fd is most similar to the
type-Ib supernova 1999dn at 17 days after maximum light.


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2008 August 31                   (CBET 1486)              Daniel W. E. Green