Mario Hamuy, Carnegie Observatories, reports that a spectrum
(range 380-930 nm) of SN 2003fb (cf. IAUC 8143), obtained on Jun. 7.33 UT
with the Las Campanas Observatory Dupont 2.5-m telescope (+ WFCCD),
confirms that this is a Type II supernova with well developed Balmer
lines exhibiting P-Cygni profiles. The minimum of the H beta line
yields an expansion velocity of -7054 km/s (adopting the NED
host-galaxy recession velocity of 5259 km/s).


A spectrum of SN 2003fc (cf. IAUC 8143), obtained with the same
instrument on June 7.37 bears resemblance to that of the Type Ic
SN 1994I obtained 4 days before maximum light. Superimposed narrow
emission H alpha emission from the host galaxy yields a redshift
of 0.035.