[vsnet-campaign-sn 339] Re: SN 2002ao in UGC 9299

[Hitoshi YAMAOKA <yamaoka@rc.kyushu-u.ac.jp>]

Dear SN watchers,

I wrote in [vsnet-campaign-sn 334]:
>  IAUC 7810 informed that a spectrum of SN 2002ao (Gal-Yam and
>Shemeer, Tel Aviv Univ., taken at Wise Observatory) shows a blue
>continuum with broad features, which cannot be identified with Si, He,
>or H.  They quoted the resemblance with type IIb SN 1996cb around
>maximum.  Further observation is needed.

We have observed it and conclude that it is of type Ic.  Below is the
submitted article to CBAT, which has been published in IAUC 7815.

SUPERNOVA 2002ao IN UGC 9299
          K. Kinugasa and H. Kawakita, Gunma Astronomical Observatory
(GAO); and H. Yamaoka, Kyushu University, write:  "Low-resolution
spectrum of SN 2002ao (IAUC 7809, 7810) was obtained on Jan 31.73
UT with GAO 0.65-m telescope + GCS.  It shows a flat continuum with
notable absorption features at 570 nm and 610 nm.  It closely
resembles that of SN Ic 1999bz near maximum light (IAUC 7162)."

Sincerely Yours,
Hitoshi Yamaoka, Kyushu Univ., Japan
yamaoka@rc.kyushu-u.ac.jp

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