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Title:
Distance of the hypernova SN 2002ap via the expanding photosphere method
Authors:
Vinkó, J.; Blake, R. M.; Sárneczky, K.; Csák, B.; Furész, G.; Csizmadia, Sz.; Kiss, L. L.; Szabó, Gy. M.; Szabó, R.; DeBond, H.; De Robertis, M. M.; Thomson, J. R.; Mochnacki, S. W.
Affiliation:
AA(Department of Optics & Quantum Electronics, University of Szeged, POB 406, Szeged 6701, Hungary ; Guest Observer, Piszkésteto Station, Konkoly Observatory, Hungary), AB(David Dunlap Observatory, University of Toronto, POB 360, Richmond Hill ON, L4C 4Y6, Canada), AC(Department of Optics & Quantum Electronics, University of Szeged, POB 406, Szeged 6701, Hungary; Guest Observer, Piszkésteto Station, Konkoly Observatory, Hungary), AD(Department of Optics & Quantum Electronics, University of Szeged, POB 406, Szeged 6701, Hungary; Guest Observer, Piszkésteto Station, Konkoly Observatory, Hungary), AE(Konkoly Observatory of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences, POB 67, Budapest 1525, Hungary; Guest Observer, Piszkésteto Station, Konkoly Observatory, Hungary), AF(Konkoly Observatory of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences, POB 67, Budapest 1525, Hungary), AG(Department of Experimental Physics, University of Szeged, Dóm tér 9, Szeged 6720, Hungary; School of Physics, University of Sydney, Australia), AH(Department of Experimental Physics, University of Szeged, Dóm tér 9, Szeged 6720, Hungary; Guest Observer, Piszkésteto Station, Konkoly Observatory, Hungary), AI(Konkoly Observatory of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences, POB 67, Budapest 1525, Hungary), AJ(David Dunlap Observatory, University of Toronto, POB 360, Richmond Hill ON, L4C 4Y6, Canada), AK(David Dunlap Observatory, University of Toronto, POB 360, Richmond Hill ON, L4C 4Y6, Canada), AL(David Dunlap Observatory, University of Toronto, POB 360, Richmond Hill ON, L4C 4Y6, Canada), AM(David Dunlap Observatory, University of Toronto, POB 360, Richmond Hill ON, L4C 4Y6, Canada)
Publication:
Astronomy and Astrophysics, v.427, p.453-464 (2004) (A&A Homepage)
Publication Date:
11/2004
Origin:
A&A
A&A Keywords:
stars: supernovae: individual: SN 2002ap, galaxies: individual: M 74
DOI:
10.1051/0004-6361:20040272
Bibliographic Code:
2004A&A...427..453V

Abstract

New optical photometric and spectroscopic data of the bright hypernova SN 2002ap are presented. The obtained BVRI light curves as well as the optical spectra agree well with other published data series. The distance has been inferred by applying the Expanding Photosphere Method for the data around maximum. The derived 6.7 Mpc is in good agreement with recent photometric distances of M 74. However, the total (random plus systematic) uncertainty of the EPM-distance is at least ± 4.5 Mpc (about 70%). The physical parameters of the SN have been determined via simplified analytic models of the light and velocity curves. It is confirmed that SN 2002ap was a less energetic hypernova, the kinetic energy was 4-8 × 1051 erg, and the reddening-free absolute bolometric magnitude reached -16.63 mag (corresponding to Lbol = 3.47 × 108 Lȯ), about 2 mag less than the prototype hypernova SN 1998bw.

Based on observations obtained at the David Dunlap Observatory, University of Toronto.

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