2012CBET.3265....2B

F.-Y. Bian, Steward Observatory, University of Arizona; and J. Chen and X.-F. Wang, Tsinghua Center for Astrophysics, Tsinghua University, report on an optical spectrogram (range 350-700 nm) of PSN J05212593-1652559 = 2012fi that was obtained on Oct. 19.4 UT with the MMT (+ Blue Chanel Spectrograph) at Mount Hopkins. The spectrum shows broad P-Cyg features of Balmer lines and He I lines, consistent with a type-IIP supernova at about one month after maximum. Cross-correlation with a library of supernova spectra using the "Supernova Identification" code (SNID; Blondin and Tonry 2007, Ap.J. 666, 1024) shows that the spectrum of 2012fi matches that of SN 1999em at +27 days.