6 papers
SN 2022erq: A Superluminous Thermonuclear Supernova with Escalating Preexplosion Mass Loss
Qian Zhai, Jujia Zhang, Xiaofeng Wang +51
We present a photometric and spectroscopic study of the superluminous Type Ia supernova SN 2022erq. Its early spectra, dominated by iron-group elements with weak intermediate-mass…
First Results from the LSST Shadow Survey: The Restless Luminous Blue Variable AT2017des in the Virgo-Cluster Galaxy, NGC4532
Conor L. Ransome, Bhagya M. Subrayan, David J. Sand +66
The Legacy Survey of Space and Time (LSST) will start in late-summer 2026, revolutionizing transient astronomy. Here, we present the Dark Energy Camera (DECam) Shadow Survey, which…
NEO and imminent impactor discoveries from Hungary: recent results and lessons learnt
Norton O. Szabo, Krisztian Sarneczky, Laszlo L. Kiss +15
2022 EB5, 2023 CX1 and 2024 BX1: these are the three recent imminent impactor discoveries from the PiszkéstetÅ Mountain Station of the Konkoly Observatory. They make up about one…
SN 2023ixf in M101: physical parameters from bolometric light curve modeling
J. Vinko, Zs. R. Bodola, A. Godeny +25
We present new photometric observations of the core-collapse supernova SN 2023ixf occurred in M101, taken with the RC80 and BRC80 robotic telescopes in Hungary. The initial nickel…
The 2023 outburst of the Gaia alerted EXor Gaia23bab
Zsófia Nagy, Ãgnes Kóspál, Péter Ãbrahám +33
Episodic accretion is a fundamental process in the build-up of the stellar mass. EX Lupi-type eruptive young stars (EXors) represent one of the main types of episodic accretion. We…
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…