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Dramatic rebrightening of the type-changing stripped-envelope supernova SN 2023aew

Dramatic rebrightening of the type-changing stripped-envelope supernova SN 2023aew

Multi-peaked supernovae with precursors, dramatic light-curve rebrightenings, and spectral transformation are rare, but are being discovered in increasing numbers by modern night-sky transient surveys like the Zwicky Transient Facility (ZTF). Here, we present the observations and analysis of SN 2023aew, which showed a dramatic increase in brightness following an initial …