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The Type Ibn Supernova 2019kbj -- Indications for Diversity in Type Ibn Supernova Progenitors
Tom Ben-Ami, Iair Arcavi, Megan Newsome +9
Type Ibn supernovae (SNe) are a rare class of stellar explosions whose progenitor systems are not yet well determined. We present and analyze observations of the Type Ibn SN 2019kb…
A Multi-Wavelength View on the Rapidly-Evolving Supernova 2018ivc: An Analog of SN IIb 1993J but Powered Primarily by Circumstellar Interaction
Keiichi Maeda, Poonam Chandra, Takashi J. Moriya +15
SN 2018ivc is an unusual type II supernova (SN II). It is a variant of SNe IIL, which might represent a transitional case between SNe IIP with a massive H-rich envelope, and IIb wi…
SN 2019ewu: A Peculiar Supernova with Early Strong Carbon and Weak Oxygen Features from a New Sample of Young SN Ic Spectra
Marc Williamson, Christian Vogl, Maryam Modjaz +17
With the advent of high cadence, all-sky automated surveys, supernovae (SNe) are now discovered closer than ever to their dates of explosion. However, young pre-maximum light follo…
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…
Photometric and spectroscopic analysis of the Type II SN 2020jfo with a short plateau
B. Ailawadhi, R. Dastidar, K. Misra +34
We present high-cadence photometric and spectroscopic observations of SN~2020jfo in ultraviolet and optical/near-infrared bands starting from to days after the…
Limits on Simultaneous and Delayed Optical Emission from Well-localized Fast Radio Bursts
Daichi Hiramatsu, Edo Berger, Brian D. Metzger +6
We present the largest compilation to date of optical observations during and following fast radio bursts (FRBs). The data set includes our dedicated simultaneous and follow-up obs…
Near-Infrared and Optical Observations of Type Ic SN 2021krf: Luminous Late-time Emission and Dust Formation
Aravind P. Ravi, Jeonghee Rho, Sangwook Park +29
We present near-infrared (NIR) and optical observations of the Type Ic supernova (SN Ic) SN 2021krf obtained between days 13 and 259 at several ground-based telescopes. The NIR spe…
SALT3-NIR: Taking the Open-Source Type Ia Supernova Model to Longer Wavelengths for Next-Generation Cosmological Measurements
J. D. R. Pierel, D. O. Jones, W. D. Kenworthy +32
A large fraction of Type Ia supernova (SN Ia) observations over the next decade will be in the near-infrared (NIR), at wavelengths beyond the reach of the current standard light-cu…
Optical studies of a bright Type Iax supernova SN 2020rea
Mridweeka Singh, Kuntal Misra, Devendra K. Sahu +14
We present optical photometric and spectroscopic analysis of a Type Iax supernova (SN) 2020rea situated at the brighter luminosity end of Type Iax supernovae (SNe). The light curve…
The First Two Years of FLEET: an Active Search for Superluminous Supernovae
Sebastian Gomez, Edo Berger, Peter K. Blanchard +5
In November 2019 we began operating FLEET (Finding Luminous and Exotic Extragalactic Transients), a machine learning algorithm designed to photometrically identify Type I superlumi…
Using 1991T/1999aa-like Type Ia Supernovae as Standardizable Candles
Jiawen Yang, Lifan Wang, Nicholas Suntzeff +13
We present the photometry of 16 91T/99aa-like Type Ia Supernovae (SNe Ia) observed by the Las Cumbres Observatory. We also use an additional set of 21 91T/99aa-like SNe Ia and 87 n…
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 Host Galaxy and Rapidly Evolving Broad-line Region in the Changing-look Active Galactic Nucleus 1ES 1927+654
Ruancun Li, Luis C. Ho, Claudio Ricci +4
Changing-look active galactic nuclei (AGNs) present an important laboratory to understand the origin and physical properties of the broad-line region (BLR). We investigate follow-u…
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…
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…
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…
The Diverse Properties of Type Icn Supernovae Point to Multiple Progenitor Channels
C. Pellegrino, D. A. Howell, G. Terreran +16
We present a sample of Type Icn supernovae (SNe Icn), a newly-discovered class of transients characterized by their interaction with H- and He-poor circumstellar material (CSM). Th…
Evolution of A Peculiar Type Ibn Supernova SN 2019wep
Anjasha Gangopadhyay, Kuntal Misra, Griffin Hosseinzadeh +14
We present a high-cadence short term photometric and spectroscopic monitoring campaign of a type Ibn SN 2019wep, which is one of the rare SN Ibn after SNe 2010al and 2019uo to disp…
Low luminosity Type II supernovae -- IV. SN 2020cxd and SN 2021aai, at the edges of the sub-luminous supernovae class
G. Valerin, M. L. Pumo, A. Pastorello +20
Photometric and spectroscopic data for two Low Luminosity Type IIP Supernovae (LL SNe IIP) are presented. SN 2020cxd reaches a peak absolute magnitude = -13.90 0.05 m…
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…
An elliptical accretion disk following the tidal disruption event AT 2020zso
T. Wevers, M. Nicholl, M. Guolo +25
[Abridged] We classify AT 2020zso as a TDE based on the blackbody evolution inferred from UV/optical photometric observations, and spectral line content and evolution. We identify…