Electronic Telegram No. 2855
Central Bureau for Astronomical Telegrams
INTERNATIONAL ASTRONOMICAL UNION
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SUPERNOVA 2011gl IN PGC 16578
     L. Magill and R. Kotak, Queen's University, Belfast, report that an
optical spectrogram (range 350-900 nm) of PSN J05014307-1523247 = SN 2011gl
(cf. CBET 2846) was obtained at the Nordic Optical Telescope (+ ALFOSC) by
M. B. Nielsen on Sept. 29.22 UT.  The spectrum was cross-correlated with a
library of supernova spectra using the SNID software.  The best fit was with
a normal type-Ia supernova, similar to SN 1981B at epochs of 23-24 days
(Branch et al. 1983, A.J. 270, 123), in agreement with CBET 2846.  Fitting
with SNID yields a redshift of 0.038.


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2011 October 3                   (CBET 2855)              Daniel W. E. Green