We present photometric and spectroscopic observations of the nearby (
We present high-cadence photometric and spectroscopic observations of SN 2023axu, a classical Type II supernova with an absolute
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- DOI PREFIX: 10.3847
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- The Astrophysical Journal
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- 961
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- 2
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- 0004-637X
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