2008CBET.1436....1H

E. Y. Hsiao, M. L. Graham, C. J. Pritchet, and D. Balam, Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Victoria, report that a spectrum (range 390-703 nm, resolution 0.3 nm) of 2008eb (cf. CBET 1433), obtained on July 9.40 UT with the 1.82-m Plaskett Telescope of the National Research Council of Canada, shows it to be a type-Ic supernova several days past past maximum. Cross-correlation with a library of supernova spectra using the"Supernova Identification" code (Blondin and Tonry 2007, Ap.J. 666, 1024) indicates that 2008eb is most similar to the type-Ic supernova 1997ef at 6 days past maximum light.