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Recurring outbursts of the supernova impostor AT 2016blu in NGC 4559
Mojgan Aghakhanloo, Nathan Smith, Peter Milne +8
We present the first photometric analysis of the supernova (SN) impostor AT 2016blu in NGC 4559. This transient was discovered by the Lick Observatory Supernova Search in 2012 and…
Repeating periodic eruptions of the supernova impostor SN 2000ch
Mojgan Aghakhanloo, Nathan Smith, Peter Milne +7
We analyse photometric observations of the supernova (SN) impostor SN 2000ch in NGC 3432 covering the time since its discovery. This source was previously observed to have four out…
From Data to Software to Science with the Rubin Observatory LSST
Katelyn Breivik, Andrew J. Connolly, K. E. Saavik Ford +97
The Vera C. Rubin Observatory Legacy Survey of Space and Time (LSST) dataset will dramatically alter our understanding of the Universe, from the origins of the Solar System to the…
Circumstellar Medium Interaction in SN 2018lab, A Low-Luminosity II-P Supernova observed with TESS
Jeniveve Pearson, Griffin Hosseinzadeh, David J. Sand +21
We present photometric and spectroscopic data of SN 2018lab, a low luminosity type IIP supernova (LLSN) with a V-band peak luminosity of mag. SN 2018lab was discovere…
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…
SN 2016dsg: A Thermonuclear Explosion Involving A Thick Helium Shell
Yize Dong, Stefano Valenti, Abigail Polin +29
A thermonuclear explosion triggered by a helium-shell detonation on a carbon-oxygen white dwarf core has been predicted to have strong UV line blanketing at early times due to the…
The origin and evolution of the normal Type Ia SN 2018aoz with infant-phase reddening and excess emission
Yuan Qi Ni, Dae-Sik Moon, Maria R. Drout +40
SN~2018aoz is a Type Ia SN with a -band plateau and excess emission in the infant-phase light curves 1 day after first light, evidencing an over-density of surface ir…
High Cadence TESS and ground-based data of SN 2019esa, the less energetic sibling of SN 2006gy
Jennifer E. Andrews, Jeniveve Pearson, M. J. Lundquist +16
We present photometric and spectroscopic observations of the nearby ( Mpc) interacting supernova (SN) 2019esa, discovered within hours of explosion and serendipitously…
Constraining the Progenitor System of the Type Ia Supernova 2021aefx
Griffin Hosseinzadeh, David J. Sand, Peter Lundqvist +25
We present high-cadence optical and ultraviolet light curves of the normal Type Ia supernova (SN) 2021aefx, which shows an early bump during the first two days of observation. This…
Weak Mass Loss from the Red Supergiant Progenitor of the Type II SN 2021yja
Griffin Hosseinzadeh, Charles D. Kilpatrick, Yize Dong +56
We present high-cadence optical, ultraviolet (UV), and near-infrared data of the nearby ( Mpc) Type II supernova (SN) 2021yja. Many Type II SNe show signs of interactio…
Infant-phase reddening by surface Fe-peak elements in a normal Type Ia Supernova
Yuan Qi Ni, Dae-Sik Moon, Maria R. Drout +41
Type Ia Supernovae are thermonuclear explosions of white dwarf stars. They play a central role in the chemical evolution of the Universe and are an important measure of cosmologica…