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Interacting supernovae and supernova impostors. SN 2007sv: the major eruption of a massive star in UGC 5979
L. Tartaglia, A. Pastorello, S. Taubenberger +15
We report the results of the photometric and spectroscopic monitoring campaign of the transient SN 2007sv. The observables are similar to those of type IIn supernovae, a well-known…
Underluminous Type II Plateau Supernovae: II. Pointing towards moderate mass precursors
S. Spiro, A. Pastorello, M. L. Pumo +38
We present new data for five under-luminous type II-plateau supernovae (SNe IIP), namely SN 1999gn, SN 2002gd, SN 2003Z, SN 2004eg and SN 2006ov. This new sample of low-luminosity…
SN 2009E: a faint clone of SN 1987A
A. Pastorello, M. L. Pumo, H. Navasardyan +26
In this paper we investigate the properties of SN 2009E, which exploded in a relatively nearby spiral galaxy (NGC 4141) and that is probably the faintest 1987A-like supernova disco…
The He-rich Stripped-Envelope Core-Collapse Supernova 2008ax
S. Taubenberger, H. Navasardyan, J. I. Maurer +15
Extensive optical and near-infrared (NIR) observations of the type IIb supernova 2008ax are presented, covering the first year after the explosion. The light curve is mostly simila…
High luminosity, slow ejecta and persistent carbon lines: SN 2009dc challenges thermonuclear explosion scenarios
S. Taubenberger, S. Benetti, M. Childress +22
SN 2009dc shares similarities with normal Type Ia supernovae, but is clearly overluminous, with a (pseudo-bolometric) peak luminosity of log(L) = 43.47 [erg/s]. Its light curves de…
Multiple Major Outbursts from a Restless Luminous Blue Variable in NGC 3432
A. Pastorello, M. T. Botticella, C. Trundle +16
We present new photometric and spectroscopic observations of an unusual luminous blue variable (LBV) in NGC 3432, covering three major outbursts in October 2008, April 2009 and Nov…