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SN 2021ukt: A Transitional Supernova with a Short Plateau and Persistent Interaction
Neil R. Pichay, Sergiy S. Vasylyev, Audrey M. Liddle +21
We present spectroscopic and photometric observations of supernova (SN) 2021ukt, a peculiar short-plateau object that was originally identified as a Type IIn SN and later underwent…
SN 2016iog: A fast declining Type II-L supernova with an ultra-faint tail, persistently interacting with circumstellar material
Z. -H. Peng, S. Benetti, Y. -Z. Cai +26
We present optical photometric and spectroscopic observations of the rapidly declining Type IIL supernova (SN) 2016iog. SN 2016iog reached its peak 14 days after explosion,…
SN 2022xlp: The second-known well-observed, intermediate-luminosity Iax supernova
D. Bánhidi, B. Barna, T. Szalai +17
We present a detailed analysis of type Iax supernova SN 2022xlp. With a V-band absolute magnitude light curve peaking at mag, this object is regarded…
A long-lasting eruption heralds SN 2023ldh, a clone of SN 2009ip
A. Pastorello, A. Reguitti, L. Tartaglia +46
We discuss the results of the spectroscopic and photometric monitoring of the type IIn supernova (SN) 2023ldh. Survey archive data show that the SN progenitor experienced some erra…
The story of SN 2021aatd -- a peculiar 1987A-like supernova with an early-phase luminosity excess
T. Szalai, R. Könyves-Tóth, A. P. Nagy +20
There is a growing number of peculiar events that cannot be assigned to any of the main supernova (SN) classes. SN 1987A and a handful of similar objects, thought to be explosive o…
Observations of the luminous red nova AT 2021biy in the nearby galaxy NGC 4631
Y. -Z. Cai, A. Pastorello, M. Fraser +73
We present an observational study of the luminous red nova (LRN) AT\,2021biy in the nearby galaxy NGC\,4631. The field of the object was routinely imaged during the pre-eruptive st…
The Early Phases of Supernova 2020pni: Shock-Ionization of the Nitrogen-Enriched Circumstellar Material
G. Terreran, W. V. Jacobson-Galan, J. H. Groh +20
We present multiwavelength observations of the Type II SN 2020pni. Classified at days after explosion, the object showed narrow (FWHM $<250\,\textrm{km}\,\textrm{s}^{-1}…
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…
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…
SN 2014J in M82: New Insights On the Spectral Diversity of Type Ia Supernovae
Kaicheng Zhang, Xiaofeng Wang, JuJia Zhang +25
We present extensive spectroscopic observations for one of the closest type Ia supernovae (SNe Ia), SN 2014J discovered in M82, ranging from 10.4 days before to 473.2 days after B-…
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…
Hydrogen-rich supernovae beyond the neutrino-driven core-collapse paradigm
G. Terreran, M. L. Pumo, T. -W. Chen +41
We present our study of OGLE-2014-SN-073, one of the brightest Type II SN ever discovered, with an unusually broad lightcurve combined with high ejecta velocities. From our hydrody…
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…
Common Envelope ejection for a Luminous Red Nova in M101
N. Blagorodnova, R. Kotak, J. Polshaw +30
We present the results of optical, near-infrared, and mid-infrared observations of M101 OT2015-1 (PSN J14021678+5426205), a luminous red transient in the Pinwheel galaxy (M101), sp…
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…
450 Days of Type II SN 2013ej in Optical and Near-Infrared
Fang Yuan, A. Jerkstrand, S. Valenti +31
We present optical and near-infrared photometric and spectroscopic observations of SN 2013ej, in galaxy M74, from 1 to 450 days after the explosion. SN 2013ej is a hydrogen-rich su…
The multi-faceted Type II-L supernova 2014G from pre-maximum to nebular phase
G. Terreran, A. Jerkstrand, S. Benetti +18
We present multi-band ultraviolet, optical, and near-infrared photometry, along with visual-wavelength spectroscopy, of supernova (SN) 2014G in the nearby galaxy NGC 3448 (25 Mpc).…
The diversity of Type II supernova versus the similarity in their progenitors
S. Valenti, D. A. Howell, M. D. Stritzinger +19
High-quality collections of Type II supernova (SN) light curves are scarce because they evolve for hundreds of days, making follow-up observations time consuming and often extendin…
Massive stars exploding in a He-rich circumstellar medium - VIII. PSN J07285387+3349106, a highly reddened supernova Ibn
A. Pastorello, L. Tartaglia, N. Elias-Rosa +16
We present spectroscopic and photometric observations for the Type Ibn supernova (SN) dubbed PSN J07285387+3349106. Using data provided by amateur astronomers, we monitored the pho…
Massive stars exploding in a He-rich circumstellar medium - VII. The metamorphosis of ASASSN-15ed from a narrow line Type Ibn to a normal Type Ib Supernova
A. Pastorello, J. L. Prieto, N. Elias-Rosa +39
We present the results of the spectroscopic and photometric monitoring campaign of ASASSN-15ed. The transient was discovered quite young by the All Sky Automated Survey for SuperNo…
Massive stars exploding in a He-rich circumstellar medium - IX. SN 2014av, and characterization of Type Ibn SNe
A. Pastorello, X. -F. Wang, F. Ciabattari +18
We present spectroscopic and photometric data of the Type Ibn supernova (SN) 2014av, discovered by the Xingming Observatory Sky Survey. Stringent pre-discovery detection limits ind…
PESSTO : survey description and products from the first data release by the Public ESO Spectroscopic Survey of Transient Objects
S. J. Smartt, S. Valenti, M. Fraser +99
The Public European Southern Observatory Spectroscopic Survey of Transient Objects (PESSTO) began as a public spectroscopic survey in April 2012. We describe the data reduction str…