3 papers
astro-ph.SR2019
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…
astro-ph.SR2016
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…
astro-ph.SR2016
The supernova impostor PSN J09132750+7627410 and its progenitor
L. Tartaglia, N. Elias-Rosa, A. Pastorello +11
We report the results of our follow-up campaign of the supernova impostor PSN J09132750+7627410, based on optical data covering . From the beginning, the transient…