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Interacting supernovae and supernova impostors. LSQ13zm: an outburst heralds the death of a massive star

Interacting supernovae and supernova impostors. LSQ13zm: an outburst heralds the death of a massive star

We report photometric and spectroscopic observations of the optical transient LSQ13zm. Historical data reveal the presence of an eruptive episode (that we label as `2013a') followed by a much brighter outburst (`2013b') three weeks later, that we argue to be the genuine supernova explosion. This sequence of events closely resemble …