The pre-SN activity as a possible explanation of the peculiar properties of Type IIP Supernova 2009kf

Ryoma Ouchi, Keiichi Maeda

SN 2009kf is an exceptionally bright Type IIP Supernova (SN IIP) discovered by the Pan-STARRS 1 survey. The $V$-band magnitude at the plateau phase is $M_V=-18.4$ mag, which is…