Spectra of SN 2017eaw 545 & 900 days after explosion

DOI

SN 2017eaw, the tenth supernova observed in NGC6946, was a normal Type II-P supernova with an estimated 11-13M{sun} red supergiant progenitor. Here we present nebular-phase spectra of SN 2017eaw at +545 and +900days post-max, extending approximately 50-400days past the epochs of previously published spectra. While the +545day spectrum is similar to spectra taken between days +400 and +493, the +900day spectrum shows dramatic changes both in spectral features and emission-line profiles. The H{alpha} emission is flat-topped and boxlike with sharp blue and red profile velocities of ~-8000 and +7500km/s. These late-time spectral changes indicate strong circumstellar interaction with a mass-loss shell, expelled ~1700yr before explosion. SN 2017eaw's +900day spectrum is similar to those seen for SN2004et and SN2013ej observed 2-3yr after explosion. We discuss the importance of late-time monitoring of bright SNeII-P and the nature of presupernova mass-loss events for SNII-P evolution.

Identifier
DOI http://doi.org/10.26093/cds/vizier.19000011
Source https://dc.g-vo.org/rr/q/lp/custom/CDS.VizieR/J/ApJ/900/11
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Provenance
Creator Weil K.E.; Fesen R.A.; Patnaude D.J.; Milisavljevic D.
Publisher CDS
Publication Year 2021
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Representation
Resource Type Dataset; AstroObjects
Discipline Astrophysics and Astronomy; Interdisciplinary Astronomy; Natural Sciences; Observational Astronomy; Physics; Stellar Astronomy