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Long-term optical and near-infrared photometric evolution of SN 2019vxm, an interacting Type IIn supernova
Klára Lelkes, László Molnár, József Vinkó +12
The diversity of Type IIn supernovae is largely driven by the properties of the circumstellar material (CSM) they explode into. We examine the temporal evolution of SN 2019vxm, an…
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…
Ejecta masses in Type Ia Supernovae -- Implications for the Progenitor and the Explosion Scenario
Zsófia Bora, Réka Könyves-Tóth, József Vinkó +35
The progenitor system(s) as well as the explosion mechanism(s) of thermonuclear (Type Ia) supernovae are long-standing issues in astrophysics. Here we present ejecta masses and oth…
Photometric and spectroscopic study of the EXor-like eruptive young star Gaia19fct
Sunkyung Park, Ágnes Kóspál, Péter Ábrahám +19
Gaia19fct is one of the Gaia-alerted eruptive young stars that has undergone several brightening events. We conducted monitoring observations using multi-filter optical and near-in…
Mid-infrared time-domain study of recent dust production events in the extreme debris disc of TYC 4209-1322-1
A. Moór, P. Ábrahám, Á. Kóspál +23
Extreme debris discs are characterized by unusually strong mid-infrared excess emission, which often proves to be variable. The warm dust in these discs is of transient nature and…
A multi-epoch, multi-wavelength study of the classical FUor V1515 Cyg approaching quiescence
Zs. M. Szabó, Á. Kóspál, P. Ábrahám +28
Historically, FU Orionis-type stars are low-mass, pre-main sequence stars. The members of this class experience powerful accretion outbursts and remain in an enhanced accretion sta…
Probing into emission mechanisms of GRB 190530A using time-resolved spectra and polarization studies: Synchrotron Origin?
Rahul Gupta, S. Gupta, T. Chattopadhyay +47
Multi-pulsed GRB 190530A, detected by the GBM and LAT onboard \fermi, is the sixth most fluent GBM burst detected so far. This paper presents the timing, spectral, and polarimetric…
Recurrent strong outbursts of an EXor-like young eruptive star Gaia20eae
Fernando Cruz-Sáenz de Miera, Ágnes Kóspál, Péter Ábrahám +21
We present follow-up photometric and spectroscopic observations, and subsequent analysis of Gaia20eae. This source triggered photometric alerts during 2020 after showing a 3…
A study of the photometric and spectroscopic variations of the prototypical FU Orionis-type star V1057 Cyg
Zs. M. Szabó, Á. Kóspál, P. Ábrahám +19
Among the low-mass pre-main sequence stars, a small group called FU Orionis-type objects (FUors) are notable for undergoing powerful accretion outbursts. V1057 Cyg, a classical exa…
Dipper-like variability of the Gaia alerted young star V555 Ori
Zsófia Nagy, Elza Szegedi-Elek, Péter Ábrahám +26
V555 Ori is a T Tauri star, whose 1.5 mag brightening was published as a Gaia science alert in 2017. We carried out optical and near-infrared photometric, and optical spectroscopic…
The Peculiar Transient AT2018cow: A Possible Origin of A Type Ibn/IIn Supernova
Danfeng Xiang, Xiaofeng Wang, Weili Lin +47
We present our photometric and spectroscopic observations on the peculiar transient AT2018cow. The multi-band photometry covers from peak to 70 days and the spectroscopy rang…
The Exotic Type Ic Broad-Lined Supernova SN 2018gep: Blurring the Line Between Supernovae and Fast Optical Transients
T. A. Pritchard, Katarzyna Bensch, Maryam Modjaz +28
In the last decade a number of rapidly evolving transients have been discovered that are not easily explained by traditional supernovae models. We present optical and UV data on on…
SN 2018zd: An Unusual Stellar Explosion as Part of the Diverse Type II Supernova Landscape
Jujia Zhang, Xiaofeng Wang, Jozsef Vinko +29
We present extensive observations of SN 2018zd covering the first \,d after the explosion. This SN shows a possible shock-breakout signal \,hr after the explosion…
SN 2019ehk: A Double-Peaked Ca-rich Transient with Luminous X-ray Emission and Shock-Ionized Spectral Features
Wynn V. Jacobson-Galán, Raffaella Margutti, Charles D. Kilpatrick +64
We present panchromatic observations and modeling of the Calcium-rich supernova 2019ehk in the star-forming galaxy M100 (d16.2 Mpc) starting 10 hours after explosion and c…
Gaia 18dvy: a new FUor in the Cygnus OB3 association
E. Szegedi-Elek, P. Ábrahám, L. Wyrzykowski +59
We present optical-infrared photometric and spectroscopic observations of Gaia18dvy, located in the Cygnus OB3 association at a distance of 1.88 kpc. The object was noted by the Ga…
Chromospheric activity in bright contact binary stars
T. Mitnyan, T. Szalai, A. Bódi +7
Studying chromospheric activity of contact binaries is an important way of revealing the magnetic activity processes of these systems. An efficient but somewhat neglected method fo…
SN 2017cfd: A Normal Type Ia Supernova Discovered Very Young
Xuhui Han, WeiKang Zheng, Benjamin E. Stahl +22
The Type~Ia supernova (SN~Ia) 2017cfd in IC~0511 (redshift z = 0.01209+- 0.00016$) was discovered by the Lick Observatory Supernova Search 1.6+-0.7 d after the fitted first-light t…
Constraints on the physical properties of Type Ia supernovae from photometry
R. Konyves-Toth, J. Vinko, A. Ordasi +17
We present a photometric study of 17 Type Ia supernovae (SNe) based on multi-color (Bessell BVRI) data taken at Piszkesteto mountain station of Konkoly Observatory, Hungary between…
The Type II-P Supernova 2017eaw: from explosion to the nebular phase
Tamás Szalai, József Vinkó, Réka Könyves-Tóth +36
The nearby SN 2017eaw is a Type II-P (``plateau') supernova showing early-time, moderate CSM interaction. We present a comprehensive study of this SN including the analysis of high…
The weakening outburst of the young eruptive star V582 Aur
G. Zsidi, P. Ábrahám, J. A. Acosta-Pulido +17
V582 Aur is a pre-main sequence FU Orionis type eruptive star, which entered a brightness minimum in 2016 March due to changes in the line-of-sight extinction. Here, we present and…
K2 Observations of SN 2018oh Reveal a Two-Component Rising Light Curve for a Type Ia Supernova
G. Dimitriadis, R. J. Foley, A. Rest +145
We present an exquisite, 30-min cadence Kepler (K2) light curve of the Type Ia supernova (SN Ia) 2018oh (ASASSN-18bt), starting weeks before explosion, covering the moment of explo…
Photometric and Spectroscopic Properties of Type Ia Supernova 2018oh with Early Excess Emission from the 2 Observations
W. Li, X. Wang, J. Vinkó +160
Supernova (SN) 2018oh (ASASSN-18bt) is the first spectroscopically-confirmed type Ia supernova (SN Ia) observed in the field. The data revealed an excess emission…
Absolute Distances to Nearby Type Ia Supernovae via Light Curve Fitting Methods
J. Vinkó, A. Ordasi, T. Szalai +22
We present a comparative study of absolute distances to a sample of very nearby, bright Type Ia supernovae (SNe) derived from high cadence, high signal-to-noise, multi-band photome…
An UXor among FUors: extinction related brightness variations of the young eruptive star V582 Aur
P. Ábrahám, Á. Kóspál, M. Kun +24
V582 Aur is an FU Ori-type young eruptive star in outburst since 1985. The eruption is currently in a relatively constant plateau phase, with photometric and spectroscopic va…