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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…
SN 2022joj: A Potential Double Detonation with a Thin Helium shell
E. Padilla Gonzalez, D. A. Howell, G. Terreran +34
We present photometric and spectroscopic data for SN 2022joj, a nearby peculiar Type Ia supernova (SN Ia) with a fast decline rate ( mag). SN 2022joj shows exce…
No plateau observed in late-time near-infrared observations of the underluminous Type Ia supernova 2021qvv
O. Graur, E. Padilla Gonzalez, J. Burke +23
Near-infrared (NIR) observations of normal Type Ia supernovae (SNe Ia) obtained between 150 to 500 d past maximum light reveal the existence of an extended plateau. Here, we presen…
Peculiar Spectral Evolution of the Type I Supernova 2019eix: A Possible Double Detonation from a Helium Shell on a Sub-Chandrasekhar-mass White Dwarf
E. Padilla Gonzalez, D. Andrew Howell, J. Burke +8
We present photometric and spectroscopic data for the nearby Type I supernova (SN Ia) 2019eix (originally classified as a SN Ic), from its discovery day up to 100 days after maximu…
Photometric study of the late-time near-infrared plateau in Type Ia supernovae
M. Deckers, O. Graur, K. Maguire +23
We present an in-depth study of the late-time near-infrared plateau in Type Ia supernovae (SNe Ia), which occurs between 70-500 d. We double the existing sample of SNe Ia observed…
SN 2020bio: A Double-peaked, H-poor Type IIb Supernova with Evidence of Circumstellar Interaction
C. Pellegrino, D. Hiramatsu, I. Arcavi +12
We present photometric and spectroscopic observations of SN 2020bio, a double-peaked Type IIb supernova (SN) discovered within a day of explosion, primarily obtained by Las Cumbres…
SN 2022ann: A type Icn supernova from a dwarf galaxy that reveals helium in its circumstellar environment
K. W. Davis, K. Taggart, S. Tinyanont +64
We present optical and near-infrared (NIR) observations of the Type Icn supernova (SN Icn) 2022ann, the fifth member of its newly identified class of SNe. Its early optical spectra…
Photometric and spectroscopic analysis of the Type II SN 2020jfo with a short plateau
B. Ailawadhi, R. Dastidar, K. Misra +34
We present high-cadence photometric and spectroscopic observations of SN~2020jfo in ultraviolet and optical/near-infrared bands starting from to days after the…
SALT3-NIR: Taking the Open-Source Type Ia Supernova Model to Longer Wavelengths for Next-Generation Cosmological Measurements
J. D. R. Pierel, D. O. Jones, W. D. Kenworthy +32
A large fraction of Type Ia supernova (SN Ia) observations over the next decade will be in the near-infrared (NIR), at wavelengths beyond the reach of the current standard light-cu…
Observations of the luminous red nova AT 2021biy in the nearby galaxy NGC 4631
Y. -Z. Cai, A. Pastorello, M. Fraser +73
We present an observational study of the luminous red nova (LRN) AT\,2021biy in the nearby galaxy NGC\,4631. The field of the object was routinely imaged during the pre-eruptive st…
Companion Shocking Fits to the 2018 ZTF Sample of SNe Ia Are Consistent with Single-Degenerate Progenitor Systems
J. Burke, D. A. Howell, D. J. Sand +1
The early lightcurves of Type Ia supernovae (SNe Ia) can be used to test predictions about their progenitor systems. If the progenitor system consists of a single white dwarf in a…
Panchromatic evolution of three luminous red novae: Forbidden hugs in pandemic times -- IV
A. Pastorello, G. Valerin, M. Fraser +77
We present photometric and spectroscopic data on three extragalactic luminous red novae (LRNe): AT2018bwo, AT2021afy, and AT2021blu. AT2018bwo was discovered in NGC45 (at 6.8 Mpc)…
Early Lightcurves of Type Ia Supernovae are Consistent with Nondegenerate Progenitor Companions
J. Burke, D. A. Howell, D. J. Sand +16
If Type Ia supernovae (SNe~Ia) result from a white dwarf being ignited by Roche lobe overflow from a nondegenerate companion, then as the supernova explosion runs into the companio…
The Diverse Properties of Type Icn Supernovae Point to Multiple Progenitor Channels
C. Pellegrino, D. A. Howell, G. Terreran +16
We present a sample of Type Icn supernovae (SNe Icn), a newly-discovered class of transients characterized by their interaction with H- and He-poor circumstellar material (CSM). Th…
Low luminosity Type II supernovae -- IV. SN 2020cxd and SN 2021aai, at the edges of the sub-luminous supernovae class
G. Valerin, M. L. Pumo, A. Pastorello +20
Photometric and spectroscopic data for two Low Luminosity Type IIP Supernovae (LL SNe IIP) are presented. SN 2020cxd reaches a peak absolute magnitude = -13.90 0.05 m…
Nebular-Phase Spectra of Type Ia Supernovae from the Las Cumbres Observatory Global Supernova Project
M. L. Graham, T. D. Kennedy, S. Kumar +17
The observed diversity in Type Ia supernovae (SNe Ia) -- the thermonuclear explosions of carbon-oxygen white dwarf stars used as cosmological standard candles -- is currently met w…
SN 2020acat: A purr-fect example of a fast rising Type IIb Supernova
K. Medler, P. A. Mazzali, J. Teffs +31
The Ultra-Violet (UV) and Near Infrared (NIR) photometric and optical spectroscopic observations of SN 2020acat covering days after explosion are presented here. U…
Close, bright and boxy: the superluminous SN 2018hti
A. Fiore, S. Benetti, M. Nicholl +37
SN 2018hti was a very nearby (z=0.0614) superluminous supernova with an exceedingly bright absolute magnitude of -21.7 mag in r-band at maximum. The densely sampled pre-maximum lig…
Circumstellar Interaction Powers the Light Curves of Luminous Rapidly Evolving Optical Transients
C. Pellegrino, D. A. Howell, J. Vinkó +16
Rapidly evolving transients, or objects that rise and fade in brightness on timescales two to three times shorter than those of typical Type Ia or Type II supernovae (SNe), have un…
Circumstellar Medium Constraints on the Environment of Two Nearby Type Ia Supernovae: SN 2017cbv and SN 2020nlb
D. J. Sand, S. K. Sarbadhicary, C. Pellegrino +23
We present deep Chandra X-ray observations of two nearby Type Ia supernovae, SN 2017cbv and SN 2020nlb, which reveal no X-ray emission down to a luminosity 5.3$\time…
SN 2020cpg: an energetic link between type IIb and Ib supernovae
K. Medler, P. A. Mazzali, J. Teffs +18
Stripped-envelope supernovae (SE-SNe) show a wide variety of photometric and spectroscopic properties. This is due to the different potential formation channels and the stripping m…
Near-IR Type Ia SN distances: host galaxy extinction and mass-step corrections revisited
J. Johansson, S. B. Cenko, O. D. Fox +17
We present optical and near-infrared (NIR, -band) observations of 42 Type Ia supernovae (SNe Ia) discovered by the untargeted intermediate Palomar Transient Factory (iPTF) sur…
The double-peaked type Ic Supernova 2019cad: another SN 2005bf-like object
C. P. Gutiérrez, M. C. Bersten, M. Orellana +23
We present the photometric and spectroscopic evolution of supernova (SN) 2019cad during the first days from explosion. Based on the light curve morphology, we find that S…
AT 2019qyl in NGC 300: Internal Collisions in the Early Outflow from a Very Fast Nova in a Symbiotic Binary
Jacob E. Jencson, Jennifer E. Andrews, Howard E. Bond +39
Nova eruptions, thermonuclear explosions on the surfaces of white dwarfs (WDs), are now recognized to be among the most common shock-powered astrophysical transients. We present th…