iPTF 16asu: A Luminous, Rapidly Evolving, and High-velocity Supernova
iPTF 16asu: A Luminous, Rapidly Evolving, and High-velocity Supernova
Abstract Wide-field surveys are discovering a growing number of rare transients whose physical origin is not yet well understood. Here we present optical and UV data and analysis of intermediate Palomar Transient Factory (iPTF) 16asu, a luminous, rapidly evolving, high-velocity, stripped-envelope supernova (SN). With a rest-frame rise time of just …