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AFRICAN RESEARCH NEXUS
SHINING A SPOTLIGHT ON AFRICAN RESEARCH
earth and planetary sciences
The infrared light curve of SN 2011fe in M101 and the distance to M101
Astrophysical Journal, Volume 754, No. 1, Article 19, Year 2012
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We present near-infrared light curves of supernova (SN) 2011fe in M101, including 34 epochs in H band starting 14days before maximum brightness in the B band. The light curve data were obtained with the WIYN High-Resolution Infrared Camera. When the data are calibrated using templates of other Type Ia SNe, we derive an apparent H-band magnitude at the epoch of B-band maximum of 10.85 ± 0.04. This implies a distance modulus for M101 that ranges from 28.86 to 29.17mag, depending on which absolute calibration for Type Ia SNe is used. © © 2012. The American Astronomical Society. All rights reserved..
Authors & Co-Authors
Matheson, Thomas
United States, Tucson
National Optical Astronomy Observatory
Joyce, Richard R.
United States, Tucson
National Optical Astronomy Observatory
Allen, Lori E.
United States, Tucson
National Optical Astronomy Observatory
Saha, Abhijit
United States, Tucson
National Optical Astronomy Observatory
Wood-Vasey, W. M.
United States, Pittsburgh
University of Pittsburgh
Bentz, Misty C.
United States, Atlanta
Georgia State University
Bershady, Matthew A.
United States, Madison
University of Wisconsin-madison
Eigenbrot, Arthur Davis
United States, Madison
University of Wisconsin-madison
Everett, Mark E.
United States, Tucson
National Optical Astronomy Observatory
Gallagher, Jay S.
United States, Madison
University of Wisconsin-madison
Garnavich, Peter M.
United States, Notre Dame
University of Notre Dame
Harbeck, Daniel R.
United States, Tucson
Wiyn Observatory
Horch, Elliott P.
United States, New Haven
Southern Connecticut State University
Howell, Steve B.
United States, Moffett Field
Nasa Ames Research Center
Jha, Saurabh W.
United States, New Brunswick
Rutgers University–new Brunswick
Kaczmarek, Jane F.
United States, Madison
University of Wisconsin-madison
Knezek, Patricia M.
United States, Tucson
National Optical Astronomy Observatory
United States, Tucson
Wiyn Observatory
Manne-Nicholas, Emily R.
United States, Atlanta
Georgia State University
Meixner, Margaret M.
United States, Baltimore
Space Telescope Science Institute
Rajagopal, Jayadev K.
United States, Tucson
National Optical Astronomy Observatory
Rhode, Katherine L.
United States, Bloomington
Indiana University Bloomington
Schechtman-Rook, Andrew
United States, Madison
University of Wisconsin-madison
Schwamb, Megan E.
United States, New Haven
Yale University
Schweiker, Heidi
United States, Tucson
Wiyn Observatory
Simmons, Brooke D.
United States, New Haven
Yale University
Simon, Joshua D.
United States, Pasadena
Carnegie Observatories
Wilcots, Eric M.
United States, Madison
University of Wisconsin-madison
Statistics
Citations: 59
Authors: 27
Affiliations: 13
Identifiers
Doi:
10.1088/0004-637X/754/1/19
ISSN:
0004637X