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SN 2022vqz: A Peculiar Subluminous Type Ia Supernova with Prominent Early Excess Emission
Gaobo Xi, Xiaofeng Wang, Gaici Li +22
We present extensive photometric and spectroscopic observations of the peculiar Type Ia supernova (SN Ia) 2022vqz. It shares many similarities with the SN 2002es-like SNe Ia, such…
The Stellar Abundances and Galactic Evolution Survey (SAGES) -- -- I. General Description and the First Data Release (DR1)
Zhou Fan, Gang Zhao, Wei Wang +35
The Stellar Abundances and Galactic Evolution Survey (SAGES) of the northern sky is a specifically-designed multi-band photometric survey aiming to provide reliable stellar paramet…
A Superluminous Supernova Lightened by Collisions with Pulsational Pair-instability Shells
Weili Lin, Xiaofeng Wang, Lin Yan +23
Superluminous supernovae are among the most energetic stellar explosions in the Universe, but their energy sources remain an open question. Here we present long-term observations o…
The Early Light Curve of a Type Ia Supernova 2021hpr in NGC 3147: Progenitor Constraints with the Companion Interaction Model
Gu Lim, Myungshin Im, Gregory S. H. Paek +19
The progenitor system of Type Ia supernovae (SNe Ia) is expected to be a close binary system of a carbon/oxygen white dwarf (WD) and a non-degenerate star or another WD. Here, we p…
Unusual Hard X-ray Flares Caught in NICER Monitoring of the Binary Supermassive Black Hole Candidate AT2019cuk/Tick Tock/SDSS J1430+2303
Megan Masterson, Erin Kara, Dheeraj R. Pasham +17
The nuclear transient AT2019cuk/Tick Tock/SDSS J1430+2303 has been suggested to harbor a supermassive black hole (SMBH) binary near coalescence. We report results from high-cadence…
The optical behaviour of BL Lacertae at its maximum brightness levels: a blend of geometry and energetics
C. M. Raiteri, M. Villata, S. G. Jorstad +13
In 2021 BL Lacertae underwent an extraordinary activity phase, which was intensively followed by the Whole Earth Blazar Telescope (WEBT) Collaboration. We present the WEBT optical…
SN 2019ein: A Type Ia Supernova Likely Originated from a Sub-Chandrasekhar-Mass Explosion
Gaobo Xi, Xiaofeng Wang, Wenxiong Li +12
We present extensive optical photometric and spectroscopic observations for the nearby Type Ia supernova (SN Ia) 2019ein, spanning the phases from days to days…
Rotation acceleration of asteroids (10115) 1992 SK, (1685) Toro, and (1620) Geographos due to the YORP effect
J. Durech, D. Vokrouhlicky, P. Pravec +28
The rotation state of small asteroids is affected by the Yarkovsky-O'Keefe-Radzievskii-Paddack (YORP) effect, which is a net torque caused by solar radiation directly reflected and…
Optical and Ultraviolet Monitoring of the Black Hole X-ray Binary MAXI J1820+070/ASASSN-18ey for 18 Months
Hanna Sai, Xiaofeng Wang, Jianfeng Wu +20
MAXI J1820+070 is a low-mass black hole X-ray binary system with high luminosity in both optical and X-ray bands during the outburst periods. We present extensive photometry in X-r…
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…
Multi-Wavelength Variability of BL Lacertae Measured with High Time Resolution
Zachary R. Weaver, K. E. Williamson, S. G. Jorstad +54
In an effort to locate the sites of emission at different frequencies and physical processes causing variability in blazar jets, we have obtained high time-resolution observations…
SN 2018hti: a nearby superluminous supernova discovered in a metal-poor galaxy
W. L. Lin, X. F. Wang, W. X. Li +23
SN 2018hti is a Type I superluminous supernova (SLSN~I) with an absolute -band magnitude of at maximum brightness, discovered in a metal-poor galaxy at a redshift of 0.0…
Liverpool-Maidanak monitoring of the Einstein Cross in 20062019. I. Light curves in the optical bands and microlensing signatures
L. J. Goicoechea, B. P. Artamonov, V. N. Shalyapin +8
Quasar microlensing offers a unique opportunity to resolve tiny sources in distant active galactic nuclei and study compact object populations in lensing galaxies. We therefore sea…
A satellite orbit drift in binary near-Earth asteroids (66391) 1999 KW4 and (88710) 2001 SL9 -- Indication of the BYORP effect
P. Scheirich, P. Pravec, P. Kušnirák +34
We obtained thorough photometric observations of two binary near-Earth asteroids (66391) Moshup = 1999 KW4 and (88710) 2001 SL9 taken from 2000 to 2019 and derived physical and dyn…
Investigating the multiwavelength behaviour of the flat spectrum radio quasar CTA 102 during 2013-2017
F. D'Ammando, C. M. Raiteri, M. Villata +94
We present a multiwavelength study of the flat-spectrum radio quasar CTA 102 during 2013-2017. We use radio-to-optical data obtained by the Whole Earth Blazar Telescope, 15 GHz dat…
The beamed jet and quasar core of the distant blazar 4C 71.07
C. M. Raiteri, M. Villata, M. I. Carnerero +5
The object 4C 71.07 is a high-redshift blazar whose spectral energy distribution shows a prominent big blue bump and a strong Compton dominance. We present the results of a two-yea…
Intensive Monitoring Survey of Nearby Galaxies (IMSNG)
Myungshin Im, Changsu Choi, Sungyong Hwang +46
Intensive Monitoring Survey of Nearby Galaxies (IMSNG) is a high cadence observation program monitoring nearby galaxies with high probabilities of hosting supernovae (SNe). IMSNG a…
Observations of SN 2017ein Reveal Shock Breakout Emission and A Massive Progenitor Star for a Type Ic Supernova
Danfeng Xiang, Xiaofeng Wang, Jun Mo +23
We present optical and ultraviolet observations of nearby type Ic supernova SN 2017ein as well as detailed analysis of its progenitor properties from both the early-time observatio…
AGILE, Fermi, Swift, and GASP-WEBT multi-wavelength observations of the high-redshift blazar 4C 71.07 in outburst
S. Vercellone, P. Romano, G. Piano +56
The flat-spectrum radio quasar 4C 71.07 is a high-redshift (), -loud blazar whose optical emission is dominated by the thermal radiation from accretion disc. 4C 7…
Optical observations of NEA 3200 Phaethon (1983 TB) during the 2017 apparition
Myung-Jin Kim, Hee-Jae Lee, Sang-Min Lee +24
The near-Earth asteroid 3200 Phaethon (1983 TB) is an attractive object not only from a scientific viewpoint but also because of JAXA's DESTINY+ target. The rotational lightcurve a…
The Bright -ray Flare of 3C 279 in June 2015: AGILE Detection and Multifrequency Follow-up Observations
C. Pittori, F. Lucarelli, F. Verrecchia +44
We report the AGILE detection and the results of the multifrequency follow-up observations of a bright -ray flare of the blazar 3C 279 in June 2015. We use AGILE-GRID and Fermi-…
Blazar spectral variability as explained by a twisting inhomogeneous jet
C. M. Raiteri, M. Villata
Blazar emission is dominated by non-thermal radiation from a relativistic jet pointing toward us, therefore undergoing Doppler beaming. This is responsible for flux enhancement and…
Exceptional outburst of the blazar CTA 102 in 2012: The GASP-WEBT campaign and its extension
V. M. Larionov, M. Villata, C. M. Raiteri +49
After several years of quiescence, the blazar CTA 102 underwent an exceptional outburst in 2012 September-October. The flare was tracked from gamma-ray to near-infrared frequencies…
The Very Early Light Curve of SN 2015F in NGC 2442: A Possible Detection of Shock-Heated Cooling Emission and Constraints on SN Ia Progenitor System
Myungshin Im, Changsu Choi, Sung-Chul Yoon +4
The main progenitor candidate of Type Ia supernovae (SNe Ia) is white dwarfs in binary systems where the companion star is another white dwarf (double degenerate system) or a less…