Re: SN 1998ax

From: Peter Nugent (nugent@panisse.lbl.gov)
Date: Mon May 19 2003 - 06:37:19 PDT

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    > Has anyone questioned the identification and redshift of SN 1998ax ? The
    > spectrum seems rather featureless but it is taken as a spectroscopically
    > confirmed SN in Knopp's paper. This SN looks quite suspecious even in my
    > standard.

    Yes, quite a bit. My best thought for it was an early Type II at a z ~
    0.2. Andy thinks that a Ia at z~0.5 is ok.

    He has a link to it on the web-page:

    http://panisse.lbl.gov/groupwork/data/spec/homesp/eso_mar98/reduc_tel/andynotes.html

    I think the fact that the lightcurve looks like a IIP is what got us
    looking at it in detail.

    Cheers,

    Peter 

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