[IAUC] CBET 2355: 20100708 : SUPERNOVA 2010ey IN ESO 548-76

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                                                  Electronic Telegram No. 2355
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SUPERNOVA 2010ey IN ESO 548-76
     N. Morrell, Las Campanas Observatory, Carnegie Supernova Project; J.
Prieto, Carnegie Observatories; and I. Botti, Universidad de Chile, write
that on July 7.4 UT they obtained an optical spectrum (range 387-920 nm) of
2010ey (cf. CBET 2349) at Las Campanas Observatory, using the 2.5-m du Pont
telescope (+ WFCCD), which reveals that 2010ey is an evolved type-Ia supernova.
Assuming for the host galaxy the NED recession velocity of 1488 km/s (Wegner
et al. 2003, A.J. 126, 2268), cross-correlation with a library of supernova
spectra via the Supernova Identification tool (Blondin and Tonry 2007, Ap.J.
666, 1024) shows that 2010ey is a normal type-Ia supernova several months
after maximum brightness, best matching the spectrum of SN 2003du at 139 days
after maximum light.


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