THE INFRARED LIGHT CURVE OF SN 2011fe IN M101 AND THE DISTANCE TO M101

Journal Article · Fri Jul 20 04:00:00 EDT 2012 · Astrophysical Journal

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1088/0004-637X/754/1/19· OSTI ID:22039331

Matheson, T; Joyce, R R; Allen, L E; Saha, A; Silva, D R; Binkert, W S; Butler, K; Everett, M ^[1]; Wood-Vasey, W M ^[2]; Adams, J J ^[3]; Anderson, R E; Beck, T L ^[4]; Bentz, M C ^[5]; Bershady, M A; Eigenbrot, A; Gallagher, J S ^[6]; Camarata, M A ^[7]; Garnavich, P M ^[8]; Glikman, E ^[9]; Harbeck, D ^[10] ; others, and

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1. National Optical Astronomy Observatory, 950 North Cherry Avenue, Tucson, AZ 85719 (United States)
2. Pittsburgh Particle Physics, Astrophysics, and Cosmology Center (PITT-PACC), University of Pittsburgh, 3941 O'Hara Street, Pittsburgh, PA 15260 (United States)
3. Observatories of the Carnegie Institution of Washington, 813 Santa Barbara Street, Pasadena, CA 91101 (United States)
4. Space Telescope Science Institute, 3700 San Martin Drive, Baltimore, MD 21218 (United States)
5. Department of Physics and Astronomy, Georgia State University, Astronomy Offices, One Park Place South SE, Suite 700, Atlanta, GA 30303 (United States)
6. Department of Astronomy, University of Wisconsin-Madison, 475 North Charter Street, Madison, WI 53706 (United States)
7. Department of Physics, Southern Connecticut State University, 501 Crescent Street, New Haven, CT 06515 (United States)
8. Department of Physics, University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, IN 46556 (United States)
9. Department of Astronomy, Yale University, New Haven, CT 06511 (United States)
10. WIYN Observatory, 950 North Cherry Avenue, Tucson, AZ 85719 (United States)

We present near-infrared light curves of supernova (SN) 2011fe in M101, including 34 epochs in H band starting 14 days before maximum brightness in the B band. The light curve data were obtained with the WIYN High-Resolution Infrared Camera. When the data are calibrated using templates of other Type Ia SNe, we derive an apparent H-band magnitude at the epoch of B-band maximum of 10.85 {+-} 0.04. This implies a distance modulus for M101 that ranges from 28.86 to 29.17 mag, depending on which absolute calibration for Type Ia SNe is used.

• OSTI ID: 22039331
• Journal Information: Astrophysical Journal, Journal Name: Astrophysical Journal Journal Issue: 1 Vol. 754; ISSN ASJOAB; ISSN 0004-637X
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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79 ASTRONOMY AND ASTROPHYSICS
ASTRONOMY
ASTROPHYSICS
BRIGHTNESS
CALIBRATION
CAMERAS
DIAGRAMS
DISTANCE
GALAXIES
NEAR INFRARED RADIATION
RED SHIFT
RESOLUTION
SUPERNOVAE
VISIBLE RADIATION