SEDs of SN 2008ha (dots) and SN 2010ae (stars) at maximum light. SEDs of SN 2010ae are plotted for three reddening values, corresponding to the Galactic component (red stars), the combined Galactic plus host component as estimated from the equivalent width of the host’s Na i D absorption features, and an intermediate value of these two estimates (see Sect. 2). The SED of SN 2008ha is constructed from the u′Bg′Vr′i′YJH broadband observations corrected for Galactic reddening. The SEDs of SN 2010ae are constructed from measurements obtained with the Bg′Vr′i′z′YJH passbands, while the u′- and K_s-band flux points correspond to measurements provided by the first X-Shooter spectrum.