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SN 2019vxm: A luminous and long-lived Type IIn supernova with early flash-ionisation features
Y. -Z. Cai, A. Pastorello, T. J. Moriya +38
We present the photometric and spectroscopic analysis of the luminous and long-lasting Type IIn supernova (SN) 2019vxm. The SN reaches a peak V-band absolute magnitude of MV = -20.…
Late-time evolution of the interacting stripped-envelope supernova 2017dio
C. Humina, C. P. Gutiérrez, H. Kuncarayakti +14
The discovery of stripped-envelope supernovae (SNe) interacting with dense circumstellar medium (CSM) challenges our current understanding of massive star evolution. We present lat…
Moonlit sky polarization patterns from Cerro Paranal
B. Pereira, S. Gonzalez-Gaitan, A. M. Mourao +5
We investigate the polarization patterns from the moonlit sky as observed from the European Southern Observatory at Cerro Paranal. The moonlit sky background can be significant in…
SN 2024hpj: A perspective on SN 2009ip-like events
I. Salmaso, A. Pastorello, E. Borsato +25
Supernovae (SNe) IIn are terminal explosions of massive stars that are surrounded by a dense circumstellar medium (CSM). Among SNe IIn, a notable subset is the SN 2009ip-like, whic…
Narrow absorption lines from intervening material in supernovae. II. Galaxy properties
Santiago González-Gaitán, Claudia P. Gutiérrez, Gonçalo Martins +11
The interstellar medium (ISM) has a number of tracers such as the Na I D 5890, 5896 AA absorption lines that are evident in the spectra of galaxies but also in those of individual…
Narrow absorption lines from intervening material in supernovae I. Measurements and temporal evolution
Santiago González-Gaitán, Claudia P. Gutiérrez, Joseph P. Anderson +6
Narrow absorption features in nearby supernova (SN) spectra are a powerful diagnostic of the slow-moving material in the line of sight: they are extensively used to infer dust exti…
Detailed spectrophotometric analysis of the superluminous and fast evolving SN 2019neq
Achille Fiore, Stefano Benetti, Leonardo Tartaglia +24
SN 2019neq was a very fast evolving superluminous supernova. At a redshift z=0.1059, its peak absolute magnitude was -21.5+/-0.2 mag in g band. In this work, we present data and an…
Newly Formed Dust within the Circumstellar Environment of SNIa-CSM 2018evt
Lingzhi Wang, Maokai Hu, Lifan Wang +44
Dust associated with various stellar sources in galaxies at all cosmic epochs remains a controversial topic, particularly whether supernovae (SNe) play an important role in dust pr…
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)…
Intermediate-luminosity red transients: Spectrophotometric properties and connection to electron-capture supernova explosions
Y. -Z. Cai, A. Pastorello, M. Fraser +56
We present the spectroscopic and photometric study of five intermediate-luminosity red transients (ILRTs), namely AT 2010dn, AT 2012jc, AT 2013la, AT 2013lb, and AT 2018aes. They s…
The luminous red nova variety: AT 2020hat and AT 2020kog
A. Pastorello, G. Valerin, M. Fraser +32
We present the results of our monitoring campaigns of the luminous red novae (LRNe) AT 2020hat in NGC 5068 and AT 2020kog in NGC 6106. The two objects were imaged (and detected) be…
Photometric and spectroscopic evolution of the peculiar Type IIn SN 2012ab
Anjasha Gangopadhyay, Massimo Turatto, Stefano Benetti +15
We present an extensive ( 1200 d) photometric and spectroscopic monitoring of the Type IIn supernova (SN) 2012ab. After a rapid initial rise leading to a bright maximum (M$_{…
The transitional gap transient AT 2018hso: new insights on the luminous red nova phenomenon
Y-Z. Cai, A. Pastorello, M. Fraser +20
Aims: AT 2018hso is a new transient showing transitional properties between those of LRNe and the class of intermediate luminosity red transients (ILRTs) similar to SN 2008S. Throu…
The long-lived Type IIn SN 2015da: Infrared echoes and strong interaction within an extended massive shell
L. Tartaglia, A. Pastorello, J. Sollerman +41
In this paper we report the results of the first four years of spectroscopic and photometric monitoring of the Type IIn supernova SN 2015da (also known as PSN J13522411+39412…
Observations of Type Ia Supernova 2014J for Nearly 900 Days and Constraints on Its Progenitor System
Wenxiong Li, Xiaofeng Wang, Maokai Hu +18
We present extensive ground-based and () photometry of the highly reddened, very nearby type Ia supernova (SN Ia) 2014J in M82, covering the phases fr…
The Evolution of Luminous Red Nova AT 2017jfs in NGC 4470
A. Pastorello, T. -W. Chen, Y. -Z. Cai +43
We present the results of our photometric and spectroscopic follow-up of the intermediate-luminosity optical transient AT 2017jfs. At peak, the object reaches an absolute magnitude…
A luminous stellar outburst during a long-lasting eruptive phase first, and then SN IIn 2018cnf
A. Pastorello, A. Reguitti, A. Morales-Garoffolo +45
We present the results of the monitoring campaign of the Type IIn supernova (SN) 2018cnf (aka ASASSN-18mr). It was discovered about 10 days before the maximum light (on MJD = 58293…
Luminous Red Novae: Stellar Mergers or Giant Eruptions?
A. Pastorello, E. Mason, S. Taubenberger +36
We present extensive datasets for a class of intermediate-luminosity optical transients known as "luminous red novae" (LRNe). They show double-peaked light curves, with an initial…
Strongly Bipolar Inner Ejecta of the Normal Type IIP Supernova ASASSN-16at
Subhash Bose, Subo Dong, N. Elias-Rosa +24
We report distinctly double-peakedH-alpha and H-beta emission lines in the late-time, nebular-phase spectra (>~200 d) of the otherwise normal at early phases (<~ 100 d) Type IIP su…
A Significantly off-center Ni56 Distribution for the Low-Luminosity Type Ia Supernova SN 2016brx from the 100IAS survey
Subo Dong, Boaz Katz, Juna A. Kollmeier +17
We present nebular-phase spectra of the Type Ia supernova (SN Ia) 2016brx, a member of the 1991bg-like subclass that lies at the faint end of the SN Ia luminosity function. Nebular…
ASASSN-15no: The Supernova that plays hide-and-seek
S. Benetti, L. Zampieri, A. Pastorello +11
We report the results of our follow-up campaign of the peculiar supernova ASASSN-15no, based on optical data covering ~300 days of its evolution. Initially the spectra show a pure…
SNhunt151: an explosive event inside a dense cocoon
N. Elias-Rosa, S. Benetti, E. Cappellaro +20
SNhunt151 was initially classified as a supernova (SN) impostor (nonterminal outburst of a massive star). It exhibited a slow increase in luminosity, lasting about 450 d, followed…
Supernovae 2016bdu and 2005gl, and their link with SN 2009ip-like transients: another piece of the puzzle
A. Pastorello, C. S. Kochanek, M. Fraser +52
Supernova (SN) 2016bdu is an unusual transient resembling SN 2009ip. SN 2009ip-like events are characterized by a long-lasting phase of erratic variability which ends with two lumi…
Dead or Alive? Long-term evolution of SN 2015bh (SNhunt275)
N. Elias-Rosa, A. Pastorello, S. Benetti +37
Supernova (SN) 2015bh (or SNhunt275) was discovered in NGC 2770 on 2015 February with an absolute magnitude of Mr ~ -13.4 mag, and was initially classified as a SN impostor. Here w…