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The nearby Type II supernova 2024ggi beyond 600 days: circumstellar interaction and dust formation
L. Ferrari, G. Folatelli, C. P. Gutiérrez +16
The Type II SN 2024ggi is one of the nearest core-collapse SNe to have exploded in recent decades. Its proximity has enabled extensive multiwavelength monitoring from early times t…
Panchromatic JWST Observations and Models of the Dim Type Iax Supernova 2024vjm at 200 days
E Baron, J. M. DerKacy, C. Ashall +23
We report JWST spectra and photometry of the underluminous SN Iax 2024vjm obtained 202.8 restframe days post-explosion. The spectrum exhibits a rich set of forbidden lines from low…
SN 2025aico: Early observations of a faint Type IIb supernova with a low-mass envelope
J. -W. Zhao, A. Pastorello, B. Kumar +45
We aimed to investigate the physical properties and the underlying explosion mechanisms of the Type IIb SN 2025aico. Through a comprehensive analysis of early-phase optical light c…
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 \…
JWST Medium-Resolution Infrared Spectroscopy of SN 2022acko: Tracing Molecule Formation in the Nebular Phase
K. Medler, T. Mera, C. Ashall +28
The Type II supernova (SN II) SN 2022acko was the first to be spectroscopically observed by the James Webb Space Telescope (). Here, we analyze SN 2022acko's second…
Decadal pre-explosion activity and circumstellar interaction in a supernova
Ting-Wan Chen, Amar Aryan, Sheng Yang +52
When a massive star explodes as a supernova, crucial information about its immediate environment is lost within hours. Here we report rapid optical observations from Lulin Observat…
Discovery and Analysis of a Type II Supernova Candidate at z = 3.19 from JWST's COSMOS-Web Survey
Valeria Aparicio, David O. Jones, Willem B. Hoogendam +21
The launch of the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) has enabled the discovery of a small but increasing sample of high-redshift core-collapse supernovae (CC SNe), which provide new…
Probing the 3D Structures of Supernovae through IR Signatures of CO and SiO
T. Mera, P. Hoeflich, C. R. Burns +12
We present a new public-domain MOlecular Fitting Analysis Tool (MOFAT) designed to probe molecule-forming regions in supernovae (SNe) through analysis of molecular features in the…
Supernova 2025wny: High-angular resolution Keck/NIRC2 observations and preliminary lens modeling
Christopher J. Storfer, Kenneth C. Wong, Ana Acebron +10
Multiply imaged, gravitationally lensed supernovae are rare but powerful tools for providing independent measurements on cosmological parameters. Supernova (SN) 2025wny ("SN Winny"…
SCAT Data Release 1: 1812 optical spectra of 1331 transients
Michael A. Tucker, Mark E. Huber, Benjamin J. Shappee +19
We present the first data release (DR1) of the Spectroscopic Classification of Astronomical Transients (SCAT) survey, covering the first years of observations (March 20…
ASAS-SN Rates IV: Constraints on the Kilonova Rate
Dhvanil D. Desai, Benjamin J. Shappee, Christopher S. Kochanek +10
Kilonovae (KNe) are the electromagnetic signatures of neutron star mergers and are likely the dominant site of cosmic -process nucleosynthesis. However, their intrinsic rate rem…
AT 2024ahzi: A Type IIP Supernova Discovered by the LSST Commissioning Camera
Kaylee de Soto, V. Ashley Villar, Jared A. Goldberg +25
As part of its commissioning, the Vera C. Rubin Observatory observed several fields repeatedly for a month with ComCam, an instrument that uses the same hardware as the LSST camera…
Contemporaneous Optical and Near-Infrared Observations of the Interstellar Comet 3I/ATLAS Pre- and Post-Perihelion
Kyle Medler, Willem B. Hoogendam, Christopher Ashall +12
Interstellar objects provide a unique view into the formation of other star systems. Here we present spectroscopic observations of the recently discovered interstellar object 3I/AT…
The Enigmatic Type Icn Supernova 2024abvb Located ~22 kpc from Its Host Galaxy
J. Shi, K. Auchettl, W. B. Hoogendam +29
We report multiwavelength observations of the highly offset (~22.4 kpc) SN 2024abvb, the sixth Type Icn supernova to date. With a peak magnitude of Mr = -19.55 +/- 0.11 mag, it is…
BlastBerries: How Supernovae Affect Lyman Continuum Escape Fractions and Ionizing Photon Production in Local Analogs of High-Redshift Galaxies
Miranda Y. Kong, David O. Jones, Nicole E. Drakos +16
While compact, star-forming galaxies are believed to play a key role in cosmic reionization, the physical mechanisms enabling the escape of ionizing photons through the galactic in…
Filling The Pockets: The Spherical Nature of 3D Deflagration in Thermonuclear Supernovae
S. Shiber, P. Hoeflich, T. Mera +9
We investigate thermonuclear explosions within the delayed detonation framework. While spherical delayed detonation models generally reproduce key observational features, a fundame…
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…
Post-Perihelion Integral Field Spectroscopy of the Interstellar Comet 3I/ATLAS
Willem B. Hoogendam, David O. Jones, Bin Yang +10
The environs of other stellar systems may be directly probed by analyzing the cometary activity of interstellar objects. The recently discovered interstellar object 3I/ATLAS was th…
The hydrogen-free circumstellar interaction in the Type Ib supernova 2021efd: A clue to the mechanism of the helium-layer stripping
N. Pyykkinen, T. Nagao, H. Kuncarayakti +27
Stripped-envelope supernovae (SESNe), including Type IIb, Ib, and Ic supernovae (SNe), originate from the explosions of massive stars whose outer envelopes have been largely remove…
University of Hawaii 88-inch Telescope Observations of the Interstellar Comet 3I/ATLAS: Spectrophotometric Blue-Sensitive Spectral Time Series Spanning Two Months from Discovery
W. B. Hoogendam, D. Kuesters, B. J. Shappee +22
Interstellar objects are the ejected building blocks of other solar systems. As such, they enable the acquisition of otherwise inaccessible information about nascent extrasolar sys…
The broad-lined type Ic supernova 2020lao experienced an energetic explosion with no central-engine signatures
M. D. Stritzinger, T. J. Moriya, S. Bose +18
We present infant-phase observations of the SN Ic-BL 2020lao, including optical spectroscopy beginning 48 hrs after explosion. The explosion time was constrained by power-law fits…
JCMT Constraints on the Early-Time HCN and CO Emission and HCN Temporal Evolution of 3I/ATLAS
Jason T. Hinkle, Bin Yang, Karen J. Meech +4
Interstellar objects (ISOs), particularly those with cometary activity, provide unique insight into the primordial physical and chemical conditions present during the formation of…
Normal or transitional? The evolution and properties of two type Ia supernovae in the Virgo cluster
L. Izzo, C. Gall, N. Khetan +47
Type Ia supernovae (SNe Ia) are among the most precise cosmological distance indicators used to study the expansion history of the Universe. The vast increase of SN Ia data due to…
The Type Ia Supernova 2021hem: A 2003fg-like Event in an Apparently Hostless Environment
Subhash Bose, M. D. Stritzinger, A. Malmgaard +25
We report observations of Type Ia SN 2021hem, located in an apparently hostless environment. With a peak absolute B-band magnitude of -19.96 mag, and a lack of secondary maximum in…