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astro-ph.SR2026

SN 2023fyq: direct detection of a Type Ibn supernova progenitor and its multi-wavelength environmental constraints

Xinyi Hong, Ning-Chen Sun, Yali Shao +9

Context. Type Ibn supernovae (SNe) are characterized by narrow helium emission lines arising from ejecta-circumstellar medium interaction, yet their progenitors remain debated, wit…

astro-ph.SR2026

A statistical study of the environmental age of core-collapse supernovae based on VLT/MUSE integral-field-unit spectroscopy

Qiang Xi, Ning-Chen Sun, Yihan Zhao +13

We aim to understand the progenitor channels of CCSNe via a statistical study of the ages of their environments. We compiled a large and minimally biased sample of 128 CCSNe discov…

astro-ph.IM2026

Brightness, Colour, Polarisation: A Multi-Instrument Observation Campaign of the Gorizont-6 Satellite

Robert J. S Airey, Paul Chote, Klaas Wiersema +15

We present a coordinated multi-instrument photometric and polarimetric study of the defunct geosynchronous satellite, Gorizont-6. This observation campaign combined wide-field mult…

astro-ph.HE2026

SN 2024abfl: A Low-Luminosity Type IIP Supernova in NGC 2146 from a Low-Mass Red Supergiant Progenitor

Xiaohan Chen, Ning-Chen Sun, Qiang Xi +44

Type IIP supernovae (SNe IIP) exhibit a significant diversity in their explosion properties, yet the physical mechanisms driving this diversity remain unknown. In this work, we pre…

astro-ph.HE2026

A binary merger product as the direct progenitor of a Type II-P supernova

Zexi Niu, Ning-Chen Sun, Emmanouil Zapartas +16

Type II-P supernovae (SNe II-P) are the most common class of core-collapse SNe in the local Universe and play critical roles in many aspects of astrophysics. Since decades ago theo…

astro-ph.SR2026

Direct Detection of Type II-P Supernova Progenitors with the and CSST Surveys

Junjie Wu, Ning-Chen Sun, Zexi Niu +14

Identifying and characterizing supernova (SN) progenitor stars remains a central yet difficult goal in SN research, limited by archival images lacking sufficient depth or spatial r…