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Recurring outbursts of the supernova impostor AT 2016blu in NGC 4559
Mojgan Aghakhanloo, Nathan Smith, Peter Milne +8
We present the first photometric analysis of the supernova (SN) impostor AT 2016blu in NGC 4559. This transient was discovered by the Lick Observatory Supernova Search in 2012 and…
Repeating periodic eruptions of the supernova impostor SN 2000ch
Mojgan Aghakhanloo, Nathan Smith, Peter Milne +7
We analyse photometric observations of the supernova (SN) impostor SN 2000ch in NGC 3432 covering the time since its discovery. This source was previously observed to have four out…
The Interaction of Supernova 2018evt with a Substantial Amount of Circumstellar Matter -- An SN1997cy-like Event
Yi Yang, Dietrich Baade, Peter Hoeflich +29
A rare class of supernovae (SNe) is characterized by strong interaction between the ejecta and several solar masses of circumstellar matter (CSM) as evidenced by strong Balmer-line…
A JWST Near- and Mid-Infrared Nebular Spectrum of the Type Ia Supernova 2021aefx
Lindsey A. Kwok, Saurabh W. Jha, Tea Temim +55
We present JWST near- and mid-infrared spectroscopic observations of the nearby normal Type Ia supernova SN 2021aefx in the nebular phase at days past maximum light. Our Nea…
JWST Imaging of the Cartwheel Galaxy Reveals Dust Associated with SN 2021afdx
Griffin Hosseinzadeh, David J. Sand, Jacob E. Jencson +12
We present near- and mid-infrared (0.9-18 m) photometry of supernova (SN) 2021afdx, which was imaged serendipitously with the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) as part of its Ea…
Circumstellar Medium Interaction in SN 2018lab, A Low-Luminosity II-P Supernova observed with TESS
Jeniveve Pearson, Griffin Hosseinzadeh, David J. Sand +21
We present photometric and spectroscopic data of SN 2018lab, a low luminosity type IIP supernova (LLSN) with a V-band peak luminosity of mag. SN 2018lab was discovere…
Panchromatic evolution of three luminous red novae: Forbidden hugs in pandemic times -- IV
A. Pastorello, G. Valerin, M. Fraser +77
We present photometric and spectroscopic data on three extragalactic luminous red novae (LRNe): AT2018bwo, AT2021afy, and AT2021blu. AT2018bwo was discovered in NGC45 (at 6.8 Mpc)…
Early Lightcurves of Type Ia Supernovae are Consistent with Nondegenerate Progenitor Companions
J. Burke, D. A. Howell, D. J. Sand +16
If Type Ia supernovae (SNe~Ia) result from a white dwarf being ignited by Roche lobe overflow from a nondegenerate companion, then as the supernova explosion runs into the companio…
SN 2009ip after a decade: The luminous blue variable progenitor is now gone
Nathan Smith, Jennifer E. Andrews, Alexei V. Filippenko +3
We present new HST imaging photometry for the site of the Type IIn supernova (SN) 2009ip taken almost a decade after explosion. The optical source has continued to fade steadily si…
Short GRB Host Galaxies I: Photometric and Spectroscopic Catalogs, Host Associations, and Galactocentric Offsets
Wen-fai Fong, Anya E. Nugent, Yuxin Dong +25
We present a comprehensive optical and near-infrared census of the fields of 90 short gamma-ray bursts (GRBs) discovered in 2005-2021, constituting all short GRBs for which host ga…
The origin and evolution of the normal Type Ia SN 2018aoz with infant-phase reddening and excess emission
Yuan Qi Ni, Dae-Sik Moon, Maria R. Drout +40
SN~2018aoz is a Type Ia SN with a -band plateau and excess emission in the infant-phase light curves 1 day after first light, evidencing an over-density of surface ir…
Hubble Space Telescope Imaging Reveals That SN 2015bh Is Much Fainter than Its Progenitor
Jacob E. Jencson, David J. Sand, Jennifer E. Andrews +5
We present Hubble Space Telescope (HST) imaging of the site of SN 2015bh in the nearby spiral galaxy NGC 2770 taken between 2017 and 2019, nearly four years after the peak of the e…
High Cadence TESS and ground-based data of SN 2019esa, the less energetic sibling of SN 2006gy
Jennifer E. Andrews, Jeniveve Pearson, M. J. Lundquist +16
We present photometric and spectroscopic observations of the nearby ( Mpc) interacting supernova (SN) 2019esa, discovered within hours of explosion and serendipitously…
SpeX near-infrared spectroscopic extinction curves in the Milky Way
Marjorie Decleir, Karl D. Gordon, Jennifer E. Andrews +7
Interstellar dust extinction curves provide valuable information about dust properties, including the composition and size of the dust grains, and are essential to correct observat…
A Radio-selected Population of Dark, Long Gamma-ray Bursts: Comparison to the Long Gamma-ray Burst Population and Implications for Host Dust Distributions
Genevieve Schroeder, Tanmoy Laskar, Wen-fai Fong +17
We present cm-band and mm-band afterglow observations of five long-duration -ray bursts (GRBs; GRB 130131A, 130420B, 130609A, 131229A, 140713A) with dust-obscured optical afterg…
Constraining the Progenitor System of the Type Ia Supernova 2021aefx
Griffin Hosseinzadeh, David J. Sand, Peter Lundqvist +25
We present high-cadence optical and ultraviolet light curves of the normal Type Ia supernova (SN) 2021aefx, which shows an early bump during the first two days of observation. This…
The Candidate Progenitor Companion Star of the Type Ib/c SN 2013ge
Ori D. Fox, Schuyler D. Van Dyk, Benjamin F. Williams +17
This Letter presents the detection of a source at the position of the Type Ib/c supernova (SN) 2013ge more than four years after the radioactive component is expected to have faded…
Weak Mass Loss from the Red Supergiant Progenitor of the Type II SN 2021yja
Griffin Hosseinzadeh, Charles D. Kilpatrick, Yize Dong +56
We present high-cadence optical, ultraviolet (UV), and near-infrared data of the nearby ( Mpc) Type II supernova (SN) 2021yja. Many Type II SNe show signs of interactio…
Infant-phase reddening by surface Fe-peak elements in a normal Type Ia Supernova
Yuan Qi Ni, Dae-Sik Moon, Maria R. Drout +41
Type Ia Supernovae are thermonuclear explosions of white dwarf stars. They play a central role in the chemical evolution of the Universe and are an important measure of cosmologica…
Kinematics of Luminous Blue Variables in the Large Magellanic Cloud
Mojgan Aghakhanloo, Nathan Smith, Jennifer Andrews +3
We study the kinematics of luminous blue variables (LBVs) in the Large Magellanic Cloud (LMC). Using high-resolution spectra, we measure the systemic radial velocities for a sample…
Massive stars dying alone: the remote environment of SN 2010jp and its associated late-time source
Austin Corgan, Nathan Smith, Jennifer E. Andrews +2
We present late-time images of the site of the peculiar jet-driven TypeIIn supernova SN2010jp, including HST images taken 2-5 yr post explosion and deep ground-based images over a…