2007/09/30 by M. A. P. Torres, M. A. Pérez-Torres, S. Mattila +9 · 1 citation
Physics and Astronomy · #Astrophysical Phenomena and Observations #Astrophysics and Cosmic Phenomena #Gamma-ray bursts and supernovae #astro-ph
paper · pdf · doi:10.1086/524682
published as 2007ApJ...671L..21P · Accepted for publication in ApJ Letters, 12 pages, 1 figure
arxiv created 2007/10/18 · openalex publication_date 2007/11/05 · arxiv updated 2009/12/01 · openalex created_date 2025/10/10 · openalex updated_date 2026/07/31
We report a radio detection of supernova SN 2004ip in the circumnuclear region of the luminous infrared galaxy IRAS 18293-3413 , using Very Large Array (VLA) observations at 8.4 GHz on 2007 June 11. SN 2004ip had been previously discovered at near-infrared wavelengths using adaptive optics observations, but its nature (core collapse or thermonuclear) could not be definitely established. Our radio detection, about 3 years after the explosion of the supernova, indicates a prominent interaction of the ejecta of SN 2004ip with the circumstellar medium, confirming that the supernova was a core collapse event (probably a Type II) and strongly suggesting that its progenitor was a massive star with a significant mass loss prior to its explosion. SN 2004ip has a 8.4 GHz luminosity of 3.5 × 10 27 ergs s -1 Hz -1 , about 3 times as bright as SN 2000ft in NGC 7469 at a similar age; given its projected distance to the nucleus (~500 pc), it is one of the closest of all known radio SNe to a galaxy nucleus and one of the brightest radio SNe ever.