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astro-ph.HE2026

Wild behaviour near the finish line: the Type Ibn SN 2020able and its stratified environment

L. Tartaglia, E. Cappellaro, G. Valerin +29

We present spectrophotometric observations of the Type Ibn supernova SN~2020able, along with a comprehensive analysis and modelling of its evolution. The transient occurred in SDSS…

astro-ph.HE2026

AT 2022csn: A Photometrically Peculiar Optical/UV Tidal Disruption Event in a Type II AGN

Yael Dgany, Iair Arcavi, Grisha Zeltyn +18

The emission mechanism and host galaxy preference of optical/UV tidal disruption events (TDEs) are still not entirely understood. We present observations of the TDE AT 2022csn, whi…

astro-ph.HE2026

SN 2022xus: bridging the gap between Type IIP and IIL supernovae

Monalisa Dubey, Kuntal Misra, Naveen Dukiya +16

We present optical photometric and spectroscopic observations of the Type~II supernova SN~2022xus. The SN reached its peak {\em V} band magnitude of mag within 7 day…

astro-ph.HE2026

SN 2020bij and a Possible Slow-Rise High-Velocity Subclass of Type IIP Supernovae

Sondos Mohsen-Tanev, Iair Arcavi, Shahar Bracha +17

Mapping how the explosion properties of Type II supernovae (SNe II) relate to the properties of their progenitors can provide strong constraints for understanding the final evoluti…

astro-ph.HE2026

JWST Reveals Large Reservoirs of Dust and Ongoing Circumstellar Interaction in SN Ibn/Icn 2023xgo over a Year Post-Explosion

Kyle W. Davis, Kirsty Taggart, Samaporn Tinyanont +23

We present infrared (IR) photometric and spectroscopic observations of SN 2023xgo, a recent and nearby Type Ibn/Icn supernova (SN Ibn/Icn) which shows shock interaction with a He/C…

astro-ph.HE2026

Early interaction signatures and an extended plateau phase in Type II SN 2020aze

B. Ailawadhi, R. Dastidar, K. Misra +27

We present a photometric and spectroscopic analysis of the fast-declining Type II SN 2020aze, observed in optical bands from 2.2 to 137.4 days after explosion. The V-band light cur…

astro-ph.HE2026

Las Cumbres Observatory Gravitational-Wave Follow-up in the Third and Fourth Observing Runs: Strengths and Weaknesses of a Rapid Response Galaxy Targeted Strategy

Ido Keinan, Iair Arcavi, D. Andrew Howell +34

We present a summary of gravitational-wave (GW) follow-up using the Las Cumbres Observatory global network of telescopes during the third (O3) and fourth (O4) observing runs of the…

astro-ph.HE2026

Distance estimate to NGC 6951 from supernova siblings Type IIP SN 2020dpw and Type Ib SN 2021sjt

Réka Könyves-Tóth, Zsófia Bodola, Tamás Szalai +24

{Supernova (SN) siblings are powerful tools used to calibrate and improve distance measurement methods, and to make the systematic uncertainty to distances to their host galaxies c…

astro-ph.HE2025

SN 2021tsz: A luminous, short photospheric phase Type II supernova in a low-metallicity host

R. Dastidar, G. Pignata, N. Dukiya +14

We present the analysis of the luminous Type II Supernova (SN) 2021tsz, which exploded in a low-luminosity galaxy. It reached a peak magnitude of -18.88 0.13 mag in the b…

astro-ph.HE2025

When IIb Ceases To Be: Bridging the Gap Between IIb and Short-plateau Supernovae

Joseph R. Farah, D. Andrew Howell, Daichi Hiramatsu +13

Hydrogen-rich supernovae (SNe) span a range of hydrogen envelope masses at core collapse, producing diverse light curves from extended plateaus in Type II SNe to double-peaked Type…

astro-ph.HE2025

SN 2019hnl: A Type IIP Supernova with a Partially Stripped, Low Mass Progenitor

Aidan Martas, Stefano Valenti, Aravind P. Ravi +17

We present optical photometry and spectroscopy of SN 2019hnl. Discovered within ~26 hr of explosion by the ATLAS survey, SN 2019hnl is a typical Type IIP supernova with a peak abso…

astro-ph.HE2025

The first radio view of a type Ibn supernova in SN 2023fyq: Understanding the mass-loss history in the last decade before the explosion

Raphael Baer-Way, A. J. Nayana, Wynn Jacobson-Galan +13

Supernovae that interact with hydrogen-poor, helium-rich circumstellar material (CSM), known as Type Ibn supernovae (SNe Ibn), present a unique opportunity to probe mass-loss proce…

astro-ph.HE2025★ 8 cited

Massive stars exploding in a He-rich circumstellar medium. XI. Diverse evolution of five Ibn SNe 2020nxt, 2020taz, 2021bbv, 2023utc and 2024aej

Z. -Y. Wang, A. Pastorello, Y. -Z. Cai +53

We present the photometric and spectroscopic analysis of five Type Ibn supernovae (SNe): SN 2020nxt, SN 2020taz, SN 2021bbv, SN 2023utc, and SN 2024aej. These events share key obse…

astro-ph.HE2025

Final Moments III: Explosion Properties and Progenitor Constraints of CSM-Interacting Type II Supernovae

W. V. Jacobson-Galán, L. Dessart, K. W. Davis +52

We present analysis of the plateau and late-time phase properties of a sample of 39 Type II supernovae (SNe II) that show narrow, transient, high-ionization emission lines (i.e., "…

astro-ph.HE2025

Supernovae at Distances < 40 Mpc: II. Supernova Rate in the Local Universe

Xiaoran Ma, Xiaofeng Wang, Jun Mo +21

Context.This is the second paper of a series aiming to determine the birth rates of supernovae in the local Universe. Aims. In this paper, we aim to estimate the SN rates in the lo…

astro-ph.HE2025

Supernovae at Distances < 40 Mpc: I.Catalogues and fractions of Supernovae in a Complete Sample

Xiaoran Ma, Xiaofeng Wang, Jun Mo +20

Context.This is the first paper of a series aiming to determine the fractions and birth rates of various types of supernovae (SNe) in the local Universe. Aims. In this paper, we ai…

astro-ph.HE2025

Peaky Finders: Characterizing Double-Peaked Type IIb Supernovae in Large-Scale Live-Stream Photometric Surveys

Adrian Crawford, Tyler A. Pritchard, Maryam Modjaz +3

We present the first photometric population study of double-peaked Type IIb supernovae (SNe IIb). SNe IIb are produced from the core-collapse of massive stars whose outermost Hydro…

astro-ph.HE2025★ 1 cited

SN 2021hpr: A Normal Type Ia Supernova Showing Excess Emission in the Early Rising Phase

Abdusamatjan Iskandar, Xiaofeng Wang, Ali Esamdin +37

We present extensive optical observations of a nearby Type Ia supernova (SN Ia), SN 2021hpr, located in the spiral galaxy NGC 3147 at a distance of 45 Mpc. Our observations…

astro-ph.HE2025★ 9 cited

Shock-cooling Constraints via Early-time Observations of the Type IIb SN 2022hnt

Joseph R. Farah, D. Andrew Howell, Giacomo Terreran +8

We report the results of a rapid follow-up campaign on the Type IIb Supernova (SN) 2022hnt. We present a daily, multi-band, photometric follow-up using the Las Cumbres Observatory,…

astro-ph.HE2024

A Multiwavelength Autopsy of the Interacting IIn Supernova 2020ywx: Tracing its Progenitor Mass-Loss History for 100 Years before Death

Raphael Baer-Way, Poonam Chandra, Maryam Modjaz +31

While the subclass of interacting supernovae with narrow hydrogen emission lines (SNe IIn) consists of some of the longest-lasting and brightest SNe ever discovered, their progenit…

astro-ph.HE2024★ 13 cited

Asymmetries and Circumstellar Interaction in the Type II SN 2024bch

Jennifer E. Andrews, Manisha Shrestha, K. Azalee Bostroem +29

We present a comprehensive multi-epoch photometric and spectroscopic study of SN 2024bch, a nearby (19.9 Mpc) Type II supernova (SN) with prominent early high ionization emission l…

astro-ph.HE2024★ 1 cited

Spectropolarimetry of SN 2023ixf reveals both circumstellar material and helium core to be aspherical

Manisha Shrestha, Sabrina DeSoto, David J. Sand +33

We present multi-epoch optical spectropolarimetric and imaging polarimetric observations of the nearby Type II supernova (SN) 2023ixf discovered in M101 at a distance of 6.85 Mpc.…

astro-ph.HE2024★ 5 cited

Eruptive mass loss less than a year before the explosion of superluminous supernovae: I. The cases of SN 2020xga and SN 2022xgc

A. Gkini, C. Fransson, R. Lunnan +47

We present photometric and spectroscopic observations of SN 2020xga and SN 2022xgc, two hydrogen-poor superluminous supernovae (SLSNe-I) at and , respectiv…

astro-ph.HE2024★ 8 cited

Spectral dataset of young type Ib supernovae and their time evolution

N. Yesmin, C. Pellegrino, M. Modjaz +11

Due to high-cadence automated surveys, we can now detect and classify supernovae (SNe) within a few days after explosion, if not earlier. Early-time spectra of young SNe directly p…