[vsnet-campaign-sn 468] SN Ia 2002er

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

Dear SN watchers,

In [vsnet-campaign-sn 466]:
>SN2002er  20020816.2  <190C  KAI
>SN2002er  20020823.2  175:C  KAI
>SN2002er  20020824.2  169:C  KAI
>
># The host galaxy of SN 2002er is UGC 10743 (offset is 12"W,5"N), a
># nearby spiral or lenticular (Sa?) galaxy somewhat afftected the
># Milky Way extinction.  The expected maximum for typical SN Ia is
># mag about 14.8.  It seems to be a young SN in a rising phase, so the
># followup observations are quite encouraged.

  According to IAUC 7961, a spectroscopy of SN 2002er at the INT on La
Palma revealed that it is of type Ia, about 10 days before maximum on
Aug. 26.93.  The host-galaxy extinction also exist as well as the
Milky Way one, so the expected maximum for typical SN Ia is mag about
15.3.  

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

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