SIMBAD references

Further to IAUC 8027, M. Hamuy reports that a spectrogram (range 320-920 nm), taken on Nov. 29.11 UT by J. Maza and M. Phillips with the Baade telescope, shows that SN 2002ic (cf. IAUC 8019) is a type-Ia supernova. The spectrum reveals strong Fe III absorption features and a weak Si II 635.5-nm line, similar to the peculiar SN 1999ac near maximum light; superimposed narrow emission lines yield a redshift of 0.066.