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astro-ph.HE2026

The type Ia supernova 2023vjh: a peculiar 1991bg-like SN with unusually faint light curves

M. Kopsacheili, L. Galbany, G. Folatelli +32

We present observations of the 1991bg-like type Ia supernova (SN) 2023vjh, associated with the elliptical galaxy MCG+04-10-013. Its light-curve shape parameters ($Δm_{15}(B)=1.89 \…

astro-ph.HE2026

JWST Medium-Resolution Infrared Spectroscopy of SN 2022acko: Tracing Molecule Formation in the Nebular Phase

K. Medler, T. Mera, C. Ashall +28

The Type II supernova (SN II) SN 2022acko was the first to be spectroscopically observed by the James Webb Space Telescope (). Here, we analyze SN 2022acko's second…

astro-ph.HE2026

The Enigmatic Type Icn Supernova 2024abvb Located ~22 kpc from Its Host Galaxy

J. Shi, K. Auchettl, W. B. Hoogendam +29

We report multiwavelength observations of the highly offset (~22.4 kpc) SN 2024abvb, the sixth Type Icn supernova to date. With a peak magnitude of Mr = -19.55 +/- 0.11 mag, it is…

astro-ph.EP2025★ 1 cited

University of Hawaii 88-inch Telescope Observations of the Interstellar Comet 3I/ATLAS: Spectrophotometric Blue-Sensitive Spectral Time Series Spanning Two Months from Discovery

W. B. Hoogendam, D. Kuesters, B. J. Shappee +22

Interstellar objects are the ejected building blocks of other solar systems. As such, they enable the acquisition of otherwise inaccessible information about nascent extrasolar sys…

astro-ph.HE2025

Pan-STARRS follow-up of the gravitational-wave event S250818k and the lightcurve of SN 2025ulz

J. H. Gillanders, M. E. Huber, M. Nicholl +30

Kilonovae are the scientifically rich, but observationally elusive, optical transient phenomena associated with compact binary mergers. Only a handful of events have been discovere…

astro-ph.HE2025

Unraveling the Nature of the Nuclear Transient AT2020adpi

Paarmita Pandey, Jason Hinkle, Christopher Kochanek +13

Transient events associated with supermassive black holes provide rare opportunities to study accretion and the environments of supermassive black holes. We present a multiwaveleng…

astro-ph.SR2025★ 3 cited

ASASSN-24fw: An 8-month long, 4.1 mag, optically achromatic and polarized dimming event

R. Forés-Toribio, B. JoHantgen, C. S. Kochanek +20

We discuss ASASSN-24fw, a 13th-magnitude star that optically faded by mag starting in September 2024 after over a decade of quiescence in ASAS-SN. The dimmimg…

astro-ph.SR2025

JWST Observations of SN 2023ixf II: The Panchromatic Evolution Between 250 and 720 Days After the Explosion

K. Medler, C. Ashall, P. Hoeflich +60

We present the nebular phase spectroscopic and photometric observations of the nearby hydrogen-rich core-collapse supernova (CC-SN) 2023ixf, obtained through our JWST programs. The…

astro-ph.HE2025

JWST Observations of SN 2023ixf I: Completing the Early Multi-Wavelength Picture with Plateau-phase Spectroscopy

J. M. DerKacy, C. Ashall, E. Baron +46

We present and analyze panchromatic (0.35--14 m) spectroscopy of the Type II supernova 2023ixf, including near- and mid-infrared spectra obtained 33.6 days after explosion durin…

astro-ph.SR2025

JWST Observations of SN 2024ggi I: Interpretation and Model Comparison of the Type II Supernova 2024ggi at 55 days Past Explosion

E. Baron, C. Ashall, J. M. DerKacy +40

We present panchromatic 0.4-21 microns observations of the nearby (about 7.2 Mpc) Type II supernova 2024ggi, obtained during the plateau phase at about 55 d past explosion. Our dat…

astro-ph.HE2025★ 14 cited

Early and Extensive Ultraviolet Through Near Infrared Observations of the Intermediate-Luminosity Type Iax Supernovae 2024pxl

W. B. Hoogendam, C. Ashall, D. O. Jones +12

We present ultraviolet (UV) through near-infrared (NIR) photometric and spectroscopic observations of the nearby SN 2024pxl, the third Type Ia supernova (SN Ia) in NGC 6384. SN 202…

astro-ph.HE2025★ 11 cited

Seeing the Outer Edge of the Infant Type Ia Supernova 2024epr in the Optical and Near Infrared

W. B. Hoogendam, D. O. Jones, C. Ashall +30

We present optical-to-near-infrared (NIR) photometry and spectroscopy of the Type Ia supernova (SN Ia) 2024epr, including NIR spectra observed within two days of first light. The e…

astro-ph.HE2024★ 4 cited

Merging White Dwarf Binaries Produce Type Ia Supernovae in Elliptical Galaxies

Michael A. Tucker

I find that Type Ia supernovae (SNe Ia) with bimodal nebular emission profiles occur almost exclusively in massive () galaxies with low star-format…

astro-ph.HE2024

1991T-like Supernovae

M. M. Phillips, C. Ashall, Peter J. Brown +23

Understanding the nature of the luminous 1991T-like supernovae is of great importance to supernova cosmology as they are likely to have been more common in the early universe. In t…

astro-ph.SR2024★ 10 cited

The Extremely Metal-Poor SN 2023ufx: A Local Analog to High-Redshift Type II Supernovae

Michael A. Tucker, Jason Hinkle, Charlotte R. Angus +26

We present extensive observations of the Type II supernova (SN II) 2023ufx which is likely the most metal-poor SN II observed to-date. It exploded in the outskirts of a low-metalli…

astro-ph.SR2024

A JWST Medium Resolution MIRI Spectrum and Models of the Type Ia supernova 2021aefx at +415 d

C. Ashall, P. Hoeflich, E. Baron +39

We present a JWST MIRI/MRS spectrum (5-27 m) of the Type Ia supernova (SN Ia), SN 2021aefx at days past -band maximum. The spectrum, which was obtained during t…

astro-ph.HE2024

JWST NIRSpec+MIRI Observations of the nearby Type IIP supernova 2022acko

M. Shahbandeh, C. Ashall, P. Hoeflich +65

We present JWST spectral and photometric observations of the Type IIP supernova (SN) 2022acko at ~50 days past explosion. These data are the first JWST spectral observations of a c…

astro-ph.HE2024★ 14 cited

Discovery and Follow-up of ASASSN-23bd (AT 2023clx): The Lowest Redshift and Least Luminous Tidal Disruption Event To Date

W. B. Hoogendam, J. T. Hinkle, B. J. Shappee +23

We report the All-Sky Automated Survey for SuperNovae discovery of the tidal disruption event (TDE) ASASSN-23bd (AT 2023clx) in NGC 3799, a LINER galaxy with no evidence of strong…

astro-ph.SR2023

An Episode of Occultation Events in Gaia21bcv

Klaus W. Hodapp, Eric Gaidos, Matthew A. Kenworthy +4

A previously unremarkable star near the Canis Major OB1/R1 association underwent an episode of multiple deep brightness minima. Light curves based on archival Gaia, ZTF, NEOWISE da…

astro-ph.HE2023

JWST MIRI/MRS Observations and Spectral Models of the Under-luminous Type Ia Supernova 2022xkq

J. M. DerKacy, C. Ashall, P. Hoeflich +44

We present a JWST mid-infrared spectrum of the under-luminous Type Ia Supernova (SN Ia) 2022xkq, obtained with the medium-resolution spectrometer on the Mid-Infrared Instrument (MI…

astro-ph.HE2023

Strong Carbon Features and a Red Early Color in the Underluminous Type Ia SN 2022xkq

Jeniveve Pearson, David J. Sand, Peter Lundqvist +85

We present optical, infrared, ultraviolet, and radio observations of SN 2022xkq, an underluminous fast-declining type Ia supernova (SN Ia) in NGC 1784 ( Mpc),…

astro-ph.HE2023

SN 2021gno: a Calcium-rich transient with double-peaked light curves

K. Ertini, G. Folatelli, L. Martinez +52

We present extensive ultraviolet (UV) and optical photometric and optical spectroscopic follow-up of supernova (SN)~2021gno by the "Precision Observations of Infant Supernova Explo…

astro-ph.HE2023★ 22 cited

From Out of the Blue: Swift Links 2002es-like, 2003fg-like, and Early-Time Bump Type Ia Supernovae

W. B. Hoogendam, B. J. Shappee, P. J. Brown +3

We collect a sample of 42 SNe Ia with Swift UV photometry and well-measured early-time light curve rises and find that 2002es-like and 2003fg-like SNe Ia have different pre-peak UV…

astro-ph.HE2023★ 13 cited

Characterizing the Rapid Hydrogen Disappearance in SN2022crv: Evidence of a Continuum between Type Ib and IIb Supernova Properties

Yize Dong, Stefano Valenti, Chris Ashall +52

We present optical and near-infrared observations of SN~2022crv, a stripped envelope supernova in NGC~3054, discovered within 12 hrs of explosion by the Distance Less Than 40 Mpc S…