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AT 2021loi: A Bowen Fluorescence Flare with a Rebrightening Episode, Occurring in a Previously-Known AGN
Lydia Makrygianni, Benny Trakhtenbrot, Iair Arcavi +12
AT 2021loi is an optical-ultraviolet transient located at the center of its host galaxy. Its spectral features identify it as a member of the ``Bowen Fluorescence Flare'' (BFF) cla…
Near-IR Type Ia SN distances: host galaxy extinction and mass-step corrections revisited
J. Johansson, S. B. Cenko, O. D. Fox +17
We present optical and near-infrared (NIR, -band) observations of 42 Type Ia supernovae (SNe Ia) discovered by the untargeted intermediate Palomar Transient Factory (iPTF) sur…
The Palomar Transient Factory Core-Collapse Supernova Host-Galaxy Sample. I. Host-Galaxy Distribution Functions and Environment-Dependence of CCSNe
Steve Schulze, Ofer Yaron, Jesper Sollerman +51
Several thousand core-collapse supernovae (CCSNe) of different flavors have been discovered so far. However, identifying their progenitors has remained an outstanding open question…
The Tidal Disruption Event AT 2018hyz I: Double-peaked emission lines and a flat Balmer decrement
P. Short, M. Nicholl, A. Lawrence +28
We present results from spectroscopic observations of AT 2018hyz, a transient discovered by the ASAS-SN survey at an absolute magnitude of mag, in the nucleus of a…
1ES 1927+654: An AGN Caught Changing Look on a Timescale of Months
Benny Trakhtenbrot, Iair Arcavi, Chelsea L. MacLeod +21
We study the sudden optical and ultraviolet (UV) brightening of 1ES 1927+654, which until now was known as a narrow-line active galactic nucleus (AGN). 1ES 1927+654 was part of the…
A new class of flares from accreting supermassive black holes
Benny Trakhtenbrot, Iair Arcavi, Claudio Ricci +26
Accreting supermassive black holes (SMBHs) can exhibit variable emission across the electromagnetic spectrum and over a broad range of timescales. The variability of active galacti…
Nebular Spectroscopy of the `Blue Bump' Type Ia Supernova 2017cbv
D. J. Sand, M. L. Graham, J. Botyánszki +17
We present nebular phase optical and near-infrared spectroscopy of the Type Ia supernova (SN) 2017cbv. The early light curves of SN~2017cbv showed a prominent blue bump in the ,…