Keywords :
supernovae general - supernovae: individual: SN 2020faa - supernovae: individual: ZTF20aatqesi - supernovae: individual: iPTF14hls
Abstract:We present observations of SN 2020faa. This Type II supernova displays a luminous lightcurve that started to rebrighten from an initial decline. We investigate this in relation to the famous supernova iPTF14hls, which received a great deal of attention and multiple interpretations in the literature, but whose nature and source of energy still remain unknown. We demonstrate the great similarity between SN 2020faa and iPTF14hls during the first 6 months, and use this comparison to forecast the evolution of SN 2020faa and to reflect on the less well observed early evolution of iPTF14hls.
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