The infrared light curve of SN 2011fe in M101 and the distance to M101
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2012
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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.
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galaxies: distances and redshifts, galaxies: individual (M101), supernovae: individual (SN 2011fe)
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Matheson, T., Joyce, R. R., Allen, L. E., Saha, A., Silva, D. R., Wood-Vasey, W. M., . . . Williams, D. (2012). The infrared light curve of SN 2011fe in M101 and the distance to M101. Astrophysical Journal, 754(1), 19. http://dx.doi.org/10.1088/0004-637X/754/1/19
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