SN 2024abvb: a Type Ibn/Icn supernova with evidence of helium and an extreme offset from its host galaxy

Aster, Callum, Inserra, Cosimo ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3968-4409, Pastorello, Andrea, Anderson, Joseph P., Bauer, Franz E., Bostroem, K. Azalee, Chambers, Kenneth, Chen, Tong-Wan, Farah, Joseph R., Fraser, Morgan, Fugazza, Dino Pierluigi, Gromadzki, Mariusz, Gutiérrez, Claudia P., Howell, D. Andrew and et. al. 2026. SN 2024abvb: a Type Ibn/Icn supernova with evidence of helium and an extreme offset from its host galaxy. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society , stag404. 10.1093/mnras/stag404

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Abstract

We present spectroscopic and photometric observations and analysis of SN 2024abvb, a peculiar transitional Type Ibn/Icn supernova located at an unusually large projected distance from its host galaxy (21.5 kpc). SN 2024abvb displays an extended rise time in the g- and o-bands (10.1 and 10.6 days respectively), followed by a linear decline in all photometric bands. Comparisons with other supernova subclasses show that the photometric and spectroscopic evolution of SN 2024abvb are distinct from Type Ibn and Type Icn events, with a higher peak r-band luminosity and lower blackbody temperatures. Spectra reveal an initial blue continuum and narrow P-Cygni profiles, with C ii λ5890 dominating in emission, persisting at late phases, and showing a rapid decline in the expansion velocity. Weak He i λ5876 features are tentatively detected at early times. Analysis of progenitor scenarios rules out thermonuclear origins based on incompatible light curve shapes and spectral signatures. A rare massive star progenitor appears unlikely given the low local star formation rate. The most plausible origin is an ultra-stripped supernova scenario involving a binary system; this best explains the observed separation from the host, the low circumstellar material mass, the fast photometric evolution and the low nickel production, although a discrepancy in model versus observed ejecta mass remains. These results reinforce the classification of SN 2024abvb as a distinctive Type Ibn/Icn event and highlight the diversity of progenitor channels for interacting supernovae.

Item Type:	Article
Date Type:	Published Online
Status:	In Press
Schools:	Schools > Physics and Astronomy
Additional Information:	Additional authors: Erkki Kankare , Tom L Killestein , Niilo Koivisto , Giorgos Leloudas , J D Lyman , Kyle Medler , Shane Moran , Tomás E. Müller-Bravo, Giuliano Pignata , Miika Pursiainen , Fabio Ragosta , Andrea Reguitti , Jesper Sollerman , Giorgio Valerin , Ben Warwick , David R Young License information from Publisher: LICENSE 1: URL: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/, Start Date: 2026-02-26
Publisher:	Oxford University Press
ISSN:	0035-8711
Date of First Compliant Deposit:	13 March 2026
Date of Acceptance:	23 February 2026
Last Modified:	13 Mar 2026 13:15
URI:	https://orca.cardiff.ac.uk/id/eprint/185723

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