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most citedA Unicorn in Monoceros: the dark companion to the bright, nearby red giant V723 Mon is a non-interacting, mass-gap black hole candidate

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22 papers

astro-ph.GA2026

The efficient star-forming regions of stripped-envelope supernovae

M. Solar, M. J. Michałowski, J. Nadolny +13

Massive stars () play a key role in shaping the interstellar medium of galaxies through stellar feedback. However, how these stars form and evolve before explod…

astro-ph.HE2026

The type Ia supernova 2023vjh: a peculiar 1991bg-like SN with unusually faint light curves

M. Kopsacheili, L. Galbany, G. Folatelli +32

We present observations of the 1991bg-like type Ia supernova (SN) 2023vjh, associated with the elliptical galaxy MCG+04-10-013. Its light-curve shape parameters ($Δm_{15}(B)=1.89 \…

astro-ph.IM2026

Lightstack: A Python Package for Creating Photometric Data Cubes

Andressa Wille, Rafael S. de Souza, Ana L. Chies-Santos +3

Multi-band photometry traces diverse physical processes across a wide range of wavelengths. In recent decades, this field has been driven by the rapid growth of multi-imaging datas…

astro-ph.HE2026

The flash-ionised SN Ibn 2025kzr: H-free CSM formed during a precursor outburst 55 days prior to explosion

S. de Wet, G. Leloudas, D. A. H. Buckley +33

Type Ibn supernovae (SNe) are a class of interacting SNe characterised by narrow helium lines in their spectra. We present an extensive observational dataset of the Type Ibn SN 202…

astro-ph.IM2026

SAGUI: SED-based Segmentation of Multi-band Galaxy Images -- Application to JADES in GOODS-South

Rafael S. de Souza, Andressa Wille, Shravya Shenoy +11

We present sagui, a modular framework for the analysis of multi-band imaging data in spatially resolved galaxies, with synergies to integral-field spectroscopy (IFS). Building on t…

astro-ph.HE2026

The environmental dependence of mid-IR luminous dusty Supernovae

Lin Xiao, Zeyue Peng, Lluis Galbany +10

Using the Spitzer and WISE images, we discovered 42 mid-IR luminous dusty supernovae with local integral-field spectroscopy data. The observed mid-IR emission indicates the presenc…

astro-ph.HE2026

Supernova Rates and Luminosity Functions from ASAS-SN III: Over a Decade of Type Ia SNe and Their Subtypes

Dhvanil D. Desai, Benjamin J. Shappee, Christopher S. Kochanek +11

We present volumetric rates and luminosity functions (LFs) of Type Ia supernovae (SNe Ia) from the All-Sky Automated Survey for Supernovae (ASAS-SN), covering the 11-year period fr…

astro-ph.HE2025

AT2022zod: An Unusual Tidal Disruption Event in an Elliptical Galaxy at Redshift 0.11

Kristen C. Dage, Phelipe Darc, Thallis Pessi +16

Tidal Disruption Events (TDEs) have long been hypothesized as valuable indicators of black holes, offering insight into their demographics and behaviour out to high redshift. TDEs…

astro-ph.HE2025★ 17 cited

Supernova rates and luminosity functions from ASAS-SN II: 2014-2017 core-collapse supernovae and their subtypes

T. Pessi, D. D. Desai, J. L. Prieto +7

The volumetric rates and luminosity functions (LFs) of core-collapse supernovae (ccSN) and their subtypes are important for understanding the cosmic history of star formation and t…

astro-ph.HE2025

SN 2021aaev: a Hydrogen-Rich Superluminous Supernova with Early Flash and Long-Lived Circumstellar Interaction in an Unusual Host Environment

Yang Hu, Ragnhild Lunnan, Priscila J. Pessi +25

We present photometric and spectroscopic observations of SN\,2021aaev, a hydrogen-rich, superluminous supernova with persistent (at least days) narrow Balmer lines (SLSN-…

astro-ph.SR2025

Optical and near-infrared nebular-phase spectroscopy of SN 2024ggi: constraints on the structure of the inner ejecta, progenitor mass, and dust

Emilio Hueichapán, Régis Cartier, Jose L. Prieto +7

We present optical and near-infrared (NIR) spectroscopic observations of the nearby Type II supernova SN\,2024ggi from 250 and 581 days after the explosion. Comparing the evolution…

astro-ph.HE2024★ 22 cited

Early emission lines in SN 2024ggi revealed by high-resolution spectroscopy

Thallis Pessi, Régis Cartier, Emilio Hueichapan +6

We present an analysis of very early high-resolution spectroscopic observations of the Type II supernova (SN) 2024ggi, a nearby SN that occurred in the galaxy NGC 3621 at a distanc…

astro-ph.HE2023★ 1 cited

The environmental dependence of Spitzer dusty Supernovae

Lin Xiao, Tamás Szalai, Lluís Galbany +9

Thanks to the mid-infrared capability offered by Spitzer, systematic searches of dust in SNe have been carried out over the past decade. Studies have revealed the presence of a sub…

astro-ph.SR2023★ 7 cited

Very late-time spectroscopy of SN 2009ip: Constraints on the ongoing H emission

Thallis Pessi, Jose L. Prieto, Luc Dessart

The peculiar supernova (SN) 2009ip is an ambiguous event that spurred many questions regarding its true origins. Here, we present very late-time spectroscopic and photometric obser…

astro-ph.HE2023

AT2022aedm and a new class of luminous, fast-cooling transients in elliptical galaxies

M. Nicholl, S. Srivastav, M. D. Fulton +49

We present the discovery and extensive follow-up of a remarkable fast-evolving optical transient, AT2022aedm, detected by the Asteroid Terrestrial impact Last Alert Survey (ATLAS).…

astro-ph.HE2023★ 1 cited

Environmental dependence of Type IIn supernova properties

Takashi J. Moriya, Lluis Galbany, Cristina Jimenez-Palau +9

Type IIn supernovae occur when stellar explosions are surrounded by dense hydrogen-rich circumstellar matter. The dense circumstellar matter is likely formed by extreme mass loss f…

astro-ph.SR2023★ 14 cited

A metallicity dependence on the occurrence of core-collapse supernovae

Thallis Pessi, Joseph P. Anderson, Joseph D. Lyman +5

Core-collapse supernovae (CCSNe) are widely accepted to be caused by the explosive death of massive stars with initial masses M. There is, however, a comparative…

astro-ph.SR2023★ 19 cited

A characterization of ASAS-SN core-collapse supernova environments with VLT+MUSE: I. Sample selection, analysis of local environments, and correlations with light curve properties

Thallis Pessi, Jose L. Prieto, Joseph P. Anderson +17

The analysis of core-collapse supernova (CCSN) environments can provide important information on the life cycle of massive stars and constrain the progenitor properties of these po…

astro-ph.HE2022★ 18 cited

The ASAS-SN Bright Supernova Catalog -- V. 2018-2020

K. D. Neumann, T. W. -S. Holoien, C. S. Kochanek +55

We catalog the 443 bright supernovae discovered by the All-Sky Automated Survey for Supernovae (ASAS-SN) in along with the 519 supernovae recovered by ASAS-SN and 516 a…

astro-ph.HE2021★ 15 cited

Unveiling the Nature of SN 2011fh: a Young and Massive Star Gives Rise to a Luminous SN 2009ip-like Event

Thallis Pessi, Jose L. Prieto, Berto Monard +6

In recent years, many Type IIn supernovae have been found to share striking similarities with the peculiar SN 2009ip, whose true nature is still under debate. Here, we present 10 y…

astro-ph.HE2021★ 40 cited

The Gravity Collective: A Search for the Electromagnetic Counterpart to the Neutron Star-Black Hole Merger GW190814

Charles D. Kilpatrick, David A. Coulter, Iair Arcavi +79

We present optical follow-up imaging obtained with the Katzman Automatic Imaging Telescope, Las Cumbres Observatory Global Telescope Network, Nickel Telescope, Swope Telescope, and…

astro-ph.SR2021★ 117 cited

A Unicorn in Monoceros: the dark companion to the bright, nearby red giant V723 Mon is a non-interacting, mass-gap black hole candidate

T. Jayasinghe, K. Z. Stanek, Todd A. Thompson +18

We report the discovery of the closest known black hole candidate as a binary companion to V723 Mon. V723 Mon is a nearby (), bright (~mag), evolved (…