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Informing the Cataclysmic Variable Donor Sequence from Gaia DR2 Color-Magnitude and Inferred Variability Metrics
Ellianna S. Abrahams, Joshua S. Bloom, Nami Mowlavi +5
Short-period cataclysmic variables (spCVs), with orbital periods below the period gap ( < 2 hr), offer insight into the evolutionary models of CVs and can serve as strong…
The First Data Release of CNIa0.02 -- A Complete Nearby (Redshift <0.02) Sample of Type Ia Supernova Light Curves
Ping Chen, Subo Dong, C. S. Kochanek +41
The CNIa0.02 project aims to collect a complete, nearby sample of Type Ia supernovae (SNe Ia) light curves, and the SNe are volume-limited with host-galaxy redshifts z_host < 0.02.…
Discovery of a Fast Iron Low-ionization Outflow in the Early Evolution of the Nearby Tidal Disruption Event AT2019qiz
Tiara Hung, Ryan J. Foley, S. Veilleux +16
We report the results of ultraviolet (UV) and optical photometric and spectroscopic analysis of the tidal disruption event (TDE) AT2019qiz. Our follow-up observations started 10…
Distribution of Si II 6355 Velocities of Type Ia Supernovae and Implications for Asymmetric Explosions
Keto D. Zhang, WeiKang Zheng, Thomas de Jaeger +7
The ejecta velocity is a very important parameter in studying the structure and properties of Type Ia supernovae (SNe Ia). It is also a candidate key parameter in improving the uti…
The Zwicky Transient Facility Bright Transient Survey. II. A Public Statistical Sample for Exploring Supernova Demographics
Daniel A. Perley, Christoffer Fremling, Jesper Sollerman +34
We present a public catalog of transients from the Zwicky Transient Facility (ZTF) Bright Transient Survey (BTS), a magnitude-limited (m<19 mag in either the g or r filter) survey…
Bright, months-long stellar outbursts announce the explosion of interaction-powered supernovae
Nora L. Strotjohann, Eran O. Ofek, Avishay Gal-Yam +53
Interaction-powered supernovae (SNe) explode within an optically-thick circumstellar medium (CSM) that could be ejected during eruptive events. To identify and characterize such pr…
Heated Poles on the Companion of Redback PSR J23390533
D. Kandel, Roger W. Romani, Alexei V. Filippenko +2
We analyze photometry and spectra of the "redback" millisecond pulsar binary J23390533. These observations include new measurements from Keck and GROND, as well as archival meas…
The Blue Supergiant Progenitor of the Supernova Imposter AT~2019krl
Jennifer E. Andrews, Jacob E. Jencson, Schuyler D. Van Dyk +20
Extensive archival \textit{Hubble Space Telescope}, \textit{Spitzer Space Telescope}, and Large Binocular Telescope imaging of the recent intermediate-luminosity transient, AT~2019…
The Slow Demise of the Long-Lived SN 2005ip
Ori D. Fox, Claes Fransson, Nathan Smith +16
The Type IIn supernova (SN) 2005ip is one of the most well-studied and long-lasting examples of a SN interacting with its circumstellar environment. The optical light curve plateau…
SN 2018zd: An Unusual Stellar Explosion as Part of the Diverse Type II Supernova Landscape
Jujia Zhang, Xiaofeng Wang, Jozsef Vinko +29
We present extensive observations of SN 2018zd covering the first \,d after the explosion. This SN shows a possible shock-breakout signal \,hr after the explosion…
ASASSN-18am/SN 2018gk : An overluminous Type IIb supernova from a massive progenitor
Subhash Bose, Subo Dong, C. S. Kochanek +29
ASASSN-18am/SN 2018gk is a newly discovered member of the rare group of luminous, hydrogen-rich supernovae (SNe) with a peak absolute magnitude of mag that is in…
SN 2018hti: a nearby superluminous supernova discovered in a metal-poor galaxy
W. L. Lin, X. F. Wang, W. X. Li +23
SN 2018hti is a Type I superluminous supernova (SLSN~I) with an absolute -band magnitude of at maximum brightness, discovered in a metal-poor galaxy at a redshift of 0.0…
Variability and the size-luminosity relation of the intermediate mass AGN in NGC 4395
Hojin Cho, Jong-Hak Woo, Edmund Hodges-Kluck +31
We present the variability study of the lowest-luminosity Seyfert 1 galaxy NGC 4395 based on the photometric monitoring campaigns in 2017 and 2018. Using 22 ground-based and space…
Berkeley Supernova Ia Program: Data Release of 637 Spectra from 247 Type Ia Supernovae
Benjamin E. Stahl, WeiKang Zheng, Thomas de Jaeger +18
We present 637 low-redshift optical spectra collected by the Berkeley Supernova Ia Program (BSNIP) between 2009 and 2018, almost entirely with the Kast double spectrograph on the S…