SN 2025coe: A Multiple-peaked Calcium-strong Transient from a White-dwarf Progenitor

Chen, Chun; Sun, Ning-Chen; Xi, Qiang; Tinyanont, Samaporn; Aguado, David; Pérez-Fournon, Ismael; Poidevin, Frédérick; Maund, Justyn R.; Kumar, Amit; Jin, Junjie; Mao, Yiming; Wang, Beichuan; Zhang, Yu; Guo, Zhen; Li, Wenxiong; Rojas-Bravo, César; Shen, Rong-Feng; Wang, Lingzhi; Wang, Ziyang; Zhao, Guoying; Zheng, Jie; Zhu, Yinan; López Fernández-Nespral, David; López-Oramas, Alicia; Niu, Zexi; Wang, Yanan; Wiersema, Klaas; Liu, Jifeng
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The Astrophysical Journal

Fecha de publicación:
1
2026
Número de autores
28
Número de autores del IAC
5
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0
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Descripción
SN 2025coe is a calcium-strong transient located at an extremely large projected offset ∼39.3 kpc from the center of its host, the nearby early-type galaxy NGC 3277 at a distance of ∼25.5 Mpc. In this paper, we present multiband photometric and spectroscopic observations spanning ∼100 days postdiscovery. Its multiband light curves display multiple distinct peaks: (1) an initial peak at t ≍ 1.6 day attributed to shock cooling emission, (2) a secondary peak of MR, peak ≍ −15.8 mag at t ≍ 10.2 days powered by radioactive decay, and (3) a possible late-time bump at t ≍ 42.8 days likely caused by ejecta─circumstellar material/clump interaction. Spectral evolution of SN 2025coe reveals a fast transition to the nebular phase within 2 months, where it exhibits an exceptionally high [Ca II]/[O I] ratio larger than 6. Modeling of the bolometric light curve suggests an ejecta mass of Mej=0.29−0.15+0.14M⊙ , a 56Ni mass of M56Ni=2.4−0.05+0.06×10−2M⊙ , and a progenitor envelope with mass Me=1.4−1.2+6.9×10−3M⊙ and radius Re=13.5−11.1+64.1R⊙ . The tidal disruption of a hybrid HeCO white dwarf (WD) by a low-mass CO WD provides a natural explanation for the low ejecta mass, the small fraction of 56Ni, and the presence of an extended, low-mass envelope.