2012CBET.2980....2M

L. Magill, R. Kotak, and D. Wright, Queen's University, Belfast, report that optical spectra (320-990 nm) of PSN J12583711+2710252 = SN 2012D were obtained at the Isaac Newton Telescope (+ IDS) on Jan. 16.200 UT. The spectra were cross-correlated with a library of supernova spectra using the Supernova Identification tool (SNID; Blondin and Tonry, 2007, Ap.J. 666, 1024) and yielded the following results: 2012D shows broad P-Cyg emission profiles in the Balmer lines and is best matched with the spectra of young type-II-P supernovae such as 1999em, 2004et, and 2006bp at epochs of 2-7 days.