AT 2024ahzi: A Type IIP Supernova Discovered by the LSST Commissioning Camera

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Authors: Kaylee de Soto, V. Ashley Villar, Jared A. Goldberg, Anya E. Nugent, Yize Dong, R. J. Foley, Tobias Géron, Luca Izzo, C. Tanner Murphey, Katie Auchettl, David A. Coulter, Thomas de Boer
+16 more Ken C. Chambers, D. Farias, Christa Gall, Hua Gao, Jens Hjorth, W. B. Hoogendam, D. O. Jones, Gauri Satheesh Nair, Gautham Narayan, A. Rest, Kishore C. Patra, Haille M. L. Perkins, Margaret E. Verrico, Qinan Wang, A. R. Wasserman, Yossef Zenat
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Abstract

As part of its commissioning, the Vera C. Rubin Observatory observed several fields repeatedly for a month with ComCam, an instrument that uses the same hardware as the LSST camera but covers a smaller field of view. We photometrically classify AT 2024ahzi, a transient discovered by ComCam, as a Type IIP supernova (SN IIP) using both ComCam and DECam photometry. We find that the duration, luminosity, and color of AT 2024ahzi's photometric plateau are all consistent with those from a large sample of SNe II. By comparing its multi-band light curves to SN II models and analytic relations, we place constraints on the SN progenitor, explosion dynamics, and circumstellar environment. We argue that the progenitor has an extended density profile indistinguishable from a slowly accelerating CSM. We discuss how a similar workflow can identify and characterize future Rubin SNe II.

Fields of Study & Subjects

Gamma-ray bursts and supernovae Stellar planetary and galactic studies Astrophysics and Cosmic Phenomena

Publication details

Journal / source
arXiv (Cornell University)
Publication date
27 February 2026
Language
EN
Document type
Preprint