SIMBAD references

P. Challis, Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics (CfA), on behalf of the CfA Supernova Group, reports that a spectrum (range 350-880 nm) of 2008fx and 2000fy (cf. CBET 1523), obtained on Oct. 1 UT by P. Challis with the MMT (+ Blue Channel Spectrograph) at Mt. Hopkins, shows both to be normal type-Ia supernovae. Cross-correlation with a library of supernova spectra using the "Supernova Identification" code (Blondin and Tonry 2007, Ap.J. 666, 1024) indicates that 2008fx is about 10 days past maximum, and 2008fy is near maximum light.