2012CBET.3037....2M

D. Milisavljevic, Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics (CfA); R. Fesen, Dartmouth College; A. Soderberg and R. Margutti, CfA; and T. Pickering and A. Kniazev, South African Astronomical Observatory, report that low-dispersion spectra (range 320-900 nm) obtained Feb. 21.8 UT with the 10-m SALT telescope (+ RSS) show PSN J05001372-0320512 = SN 2012ap to be a type-Ic supernova. Comparison with spectra retrieved from the Supernova Spectrum Archive (SUSPECT; cf. website URL http://www.nhn.ou.edu/~suspect/) suggest similarities with the broad-lined supernova 1998bw (Patat et al. 2001, Ap.J. 555, 900) and the transitional supernova 2004aw (Taubenberger et al. 2006, MNRAS 371, 1459) approximately 1-2 weeks after maximum light. These spectra are in general agreement with earlier observations reported by Xu et al. (http://www.astronomerstelegram.org/?read=3922) but do not show a strong likeness to 2008D.