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A nearby super-luminous supernova with a long pre-maximum & “plateau” and strong C II features

A nearby super-luminous supernova with a long pre-maximum & “plateau” and strong C II features

Super-luminous supernovae (SLSNe) are rare events defined as being significantly more luminous than normal terminal stellar explosions. The source of the extra powering needed to achieve such luminosities is still unclear. Discoveries in the local Universe (i.e. $z<0.1$) are scarce, but afford dense multi-wavelength observations. Additional low-redshift objects are therefore …