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 language | English |
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| Article number | A51 |
| Journal | Astronomy and Astrophysics |
| Volume | 669 |
| Number of pages | 22 |
| ISSN | 0004-6361 |
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| Publication status | Published - 2023 |
Keywords
- Supernovae: general
- Supernovae: individual: SN 2017hcc
- Supernovae: individual: ATLAS17lsn
- Supernovae: individual: PS17fra