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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…

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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…

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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…

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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 \…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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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"…

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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…

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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…

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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…

astro-ph.EP2026

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…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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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…