A long life of excess: The interacting transient SN 2017hcc

  • S. Moran
  • , M. Fraser
  • , R. Kotak
  • , A. Pastorello
  • , S. Benetti
  • , S. J. Brennan
  • , C. P. Gutiérrez
  • , E. Kankare
  • , H. Kuncarayakti
  • , S. Mattila
  • , T. M. Reynolds
  • , J. P. Anderson
  • , P. J. Brown
  • , S. Campana
  • , K. C. Chambers
  • , T-W Chen
  • , M. Della valle
  • , M. Dennefeld
  • , N. Elias-rosa
  • , L. Galbany
  • F. J. Galindo-Guil, M. Gromadzki, D. Hiramatsu, C. Inserra, G. Leloudas, M. Nicholl, A. Reguitti, M. Shahbandeh, S. J. Smartt, L. Tartaglia, D. R. Young

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Abstract

In this study we present the results of a five-year follow-up campaign of the long-lived type IIn supernova SN 2017hcc, found in a spiral dwarf host of near-solar metallicity. The long rise time (57 ± 2 days, ATLAS o band) and high luminosity (peaking at −20.78 ± 0.01 mag in the ATLAS o band) point towards an interaction of massive ejecta with massive and dense circumstellar material (CSM). The evolution of SN 2017hcc is slow, both spectroscopically and photometrically, reminiscent of the long-lived type IIn, SN 2010jl. An infrared (IR) excess was apparent soon after the peak, and blueshifts were noticeable in the Balmer lines starting from a few hundred days, but appeared to be fading by around +1200 days. We posit that an IR light echo from pre-existing dust dominates at early times, with some possible condensation of new dust grains occurring at epochs >∼+800 days.
Original languageEnglish
Article numberA51
JournalAstronomy and Astrophysics
Volume669
Number of pages22
ISSN0004-6361
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2023

Keywords

  • Supernovae: general
  • Supernovae: individual: SN 2017hcc
  • Supernovae: individual: ATLAS17lsn
  • Supernovae: individual: PS17fra

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