Optical Light Curves of the Type Ia Supernovae 1990N and 1991T

We present UBVRI light curves for the bright Type Ia supernovae SN 1990N in NGC 4639 and SN 1991T in NGC 4527 based on photometry gathered in the course of the Calan/Tololo supernova program. Both objects have well-sampled light curves starting several days before maximum light and spanning well thr...

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Published in:arXiv.org 1997-09
Main Authors: Lira, P, Suntzeff, Nicholas B, Phillips, M M, Hamuy, Mario, Maza, Jose, Schommer, R A, Smith, R C, Wells, Lisa A, Aviles, R, Baldwin, J A, Elias, J H, Gonzalez, L, Layden, A, Navarrete, M, Ugarte, P, Walker, Alistair R, Williger, Gerard M, Baganoff, F K, Crotts, Arlin P S, Rich, R Michael, Tyson, N D, Dey, A, Guhathakurta, P, Hibbard, J, Y -C Kim, Rehner, Daniel M, Siciliano, E, Roth, Joshua, Seitzer, Patrick, Williams, T B
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Language:English
Subjects:
Galaxies
Light curve
Luminosity
Photometry
Supernovae
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Summary:We present UBVRI light curves for the bright Type Ia supernovae SN 1990N in NGC 4639 and SN 1991T in NGC 4527 based on photometry gathered in the course of the Calan/Tololo supernova program. Both objects have well-sampled light curves starting several days before maximum light and spanning well through the exponential tail. These data supercede the preliminary photometry published by Leibundgut et al (1991) and Phillips et al (1992). The host galaxies for these supernovae have (or will have) accurate distances based on the Cepheid period-luminosity relationship. The photometric data in this paper provide template curves for the study of general population of Type Ia supernova and accurate photometric indices needed for the Cepheid-supernova distance scale.
ISSN:2331-8422
DOI:10.48550/arxiv.9709262