SN 2023ixf in Messier 101: A Variable Red Supergiant as the Progenitor Candidate to a Type II Supernova

Year-Month2023-07
JournalThe Astrophysical Journal
AuthorKilpatrick, Charles D.; Foley, Ryan J.; Jacobson-Galán, Wynn V.; Piro, Anthony L.; Smartt, Stephen J.; Drout, Maria R.; Gagliano, Alexander; Gall, Christa; Hjorth, Jens; Jones, David O.; Mandel, Kaisey S.; Margutti, Raffaella; Ramirez-Ruiz, Enrico; Ransome, Conor L.; Villar, V. Ashley; Coulter, David A.; Gao, Hua; Matthews, David Jacob; Taggart, Kirsty; Zenati, Yossef
Bibcode2023ApJ...952L..23K
TelescopeGN
InstrumentGMOS-N/NIRI
ParticipantAR/DD
First author participant affiliationUSA
Any author participant affiliationsUSA/Canada/UK
Program IDGN-2010A-Q-27, GN-2023A-DD-105

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