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Early Spectra Of The Supernova 1987f, Gary Wegner, Steven R. Swanson

Dartmouth Scholarship

Spectroscopy is presented of the peculiar Type n supernova 1987F, sometimes called the 'Type I Seyfert imposter'. This supernova differed from others of Type n in the slow evolution in its light curve and the strengths and profiles of the spectral lines. The time covered is 1987 April 2 to June 8, when the spectrum of the supernova evolved from a simple nearly featureless blue continuum with superimposed narrow emission lines of H I, He I, [N II], [0 III], and [S II] to a complicated combination of broad and narrow emission components in H I and He I plus …