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Towards a BRICS Optical Transient Network (BRICS-OTN)
David A. H. Buckley, Vanessa A. McBride, Ulisses Barres de Almeida +8
This paper is based on a proposal submitted for a BRICS astronomy flagship program, which was presented at the 2019 meeting of the BRICS Astronomy Working Group, held in Rio de Jan…
The First Data Release of CNIa0.02 -- A Complete Nearby (Redshift <0.02) Sample of Type Ia Supernova Light Curves
Ping Chen, Subo Dong, C. S. Kochanek +41
The CNIa0.02 project aims to collect a complete, nearby sample of Type Ia supernovae (SNe Ia) light curves, and the SNe are volume-limited with host-galaxy redshifts z_host < 0.02.…
Spectropolarimetry and photometry of the early afterglow of the gamma-ray burst GRB191221B
D. A. H. Buckley, S. Bagnulo, R. J. Britto +27
We report on results of spectropolarimetry of the afterglow of the long gamma-ray burst GRB 191221B, obtained with SALT/RSS and VLT/FORS2, as well as photometry from two telescopes…
Discovery of optical outflows and inflows in the black hole candidate GRS 1716-249
V. A. Cúneo, T. Muñoz-Darias, J. Sánchez-Sierras +12
We present optical spectroscopy obtained with the GTC, VLT and SALT telescopes during the decline of the 2016-2017 outburst of the black hole candidate GRS 1716-249 (Nova Oph 1993)…
Kilonova Luminosity Function Constraints based on Zwicky Transient Facility Searches for 13 Neutron Star Mergers
Mansi M. Kasliwal, Shreya Anand, Tomas Ahumada +100
We present a systematic search for optical counterparts to 13 gravitational wave (GW) triggers involving at least one neutron star during LIGO/Virgo's third observing run. We searc…
The post-maximum behaviour of the changing-look Seyfert galaxy NGC 1566
V. L. Oknyansky, H. Winkler, S. S. Tsygankov +6
We present results of the long-term multi-wavelength study of optical, UV and X-ray variability of the nearby changing-look (CL) Seyfert NGC 1566 observed with the Swift Observator…
Optical Observations Reveal Strong Evidence for High Energy Neutrino Progenitor
V. M. Lipunov, V. G. Kornilov, K. K. Zhirkov +32
We present the earliest astronomical observation of a high energy neutrino error box in which its variability was discovered after high-energy neutrinos detection. The one robotic…
The newly discovered Be/X-ray binary Swift J004516.6-734703 in the SMC: witnessing the emergence of a circumstellar disc
J. A. Kennea, M. J. Coe, P. A. Evans +5
We report on the discovery of Swift J004516.6-734703, a Be/X-ray binary system by the Swift SMC Survey, S-CUBED. Swift J004516.6-734703, or SXP 146.6, was found to be exhibiting a…
Enhanced optical activity 12 days before X-ray activity, and a 4 day X-ray delay during outburst rise, in a low-mass X-ray binary
A. J. Goodwin, D. M. Russell, D. K. Galloway +12
X-ray transients, such as accreting neutron stars, periodically undergo outbursts, thought to be caused by a thermal-viscous instability in the accretion disk. Usually outbursts of…
Direct evidence for shock-powered optical emission in a nova
Elias Aydi, Kirill V. Sokolovsky, Laura Chomiuk +39
Classical novae are thermonuclear explosions that occur on the surfaces of white dwarf stars in interacting binary systems (Bode & Evans 2008). It has long been thought that the lu…
Optical, X-ray, and -ray observations of the candidate transitional millisecond pulsar 4FGL J0427.8-6704
M. R. Kennedy, R. P. Breton, C. J. Clark +7
We present an optical, X-ray, and -ray study of 1SXPS J042749.2-670434, an eclipsing X-ray binary which has an associated -ray counterpart, 4FGL J0427.8-6704. This associatio…
SN 2010kd: Photometric and Spectroscopic Analysis of a Slow-Decaying Superluminous Supernova
Amit Kumar, Shashi Bhushan Pandey, Reka Konyves-Toth +21
This paper presents data and analysis of SN 2010kd, a low-redshift () H-deficient superluminous supernova (SLSN), based on ultraviolet/optical photometry and optical spe…