Abstract:
We present UBVRI CCD photometry and optical spectra of the type Ia supernova SN 2003hx
which appeared in the galaxy NGC 2076, obtained till ∼ 146 d after the epoch of B-band
maximum. The supernova reached at maximum brightness in B band on JD 245 2893 ± 1.0
with an apparent magnitude of 14.92 ± 0.01 mag which was estimated by making template fits
to the light curves. SN 2003hx is an example of a highly reddened supernova with E(B − V) =
0.56 ± 0.23.
The spectral evolution
indicates the supernova to be a normal type Ia event.
