The dusty and extremely red progenitor of the type II supernova 2023ixf in Messier 101
Danfeng Xiang, Jun Mo, Lingzhi Wang, Xiaofeng Wang, Jujia Zhang, Han Lin, Lifan Wang
Topics & Concepts
PhysicsAstrophysicsRed supergiantSupernovaLuminosityStarsSupergiantType II supernovaSpitzer Space TelescopeAstronomySpectral energy distributionStellar evolutionPair-instability supernovaGalaxyEjectaGamma-ray bursts and supernovaeStellar, planetary, and galactic studiesAstrophysical Phenomena and Observations