Mario Hamuy (Carnegie Observatories) reports spectroscopic observations
made by Jose Maza (U. Chile) on Jan. 9 UT with the Las Campanas Observatory
Baade 6.5-m telescope and B&C spectrograph in the wavelength range 320-920 nm. 

A spectrum of SN2003E (Jan 9.15) shows this to be is a Type II supernova with
a blue continuum and Balmer lines with prominent P-Cygni profiles.
The minimum of H-beta yields an expansion velocity of 8200 km/s.

The spectrum of SN2003XX in IC 208 (Jan 9.05) has a blue continuum and a
a strong H-alpha line in emission with a FWHM of 400 km/s,
superposed on a broader emission component, which makes
this supernova of Type IIn. A narrow absorption is present
in the blue wing of H-alpha, and the spectrum bears strong
resemblance to that of SN 1994W (Filippenko ARAA, 1997, 35).

The spectrum of SN2003XX in UGC 3261 (Jan 9.11) shows that this is a
Type Ia supernova, very similar to SN1994D 3 days before maximum.
The minimum of the Si II 635.5 nm line yields an expansion
velocity of 10400 km/s. The interstellar Na I D line is
present in absorption with an equivalent width of 0.16 nm,
which suggests some reddening in the host galaxy.