The bolometric light curve of SN 1987A. I - Results from ESO and CTIO U to Q0 photometry

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Bolometers, Infrared Photometry, Light Curve, Supernova 1987A, Ultraviolet Photometry, Black Body Radiation, Far Infrared Radiation, Line Of Sight, Spaceborne Astronomy

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The UV, optical, and IR (UVOIR) bolometric luminosity curve of SN 1987A was derived from ESO, CTIO, and NASA Kuiper Airborne Observatory spectrophotometry for days 1-903 since outburst. It is found that the sum of this UVOIR flux and the high-energy flux predicted by models is consistent with the energy liberated by 0.071 solar mass of Co-56, with no need for additional energy sources for days 126-903 since outburst. By day 400, the flux at wavelegths larger than 5 microns was found to increase rapidly, and by day 650, the UVOIR flux shifted from the optical to a thermal IR source with a temperature of 200-300 K. The optical colors began to fade more rapidly at the time the FIR flux increased, consistent with dust formation local to the supernova.

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