Abstract:
The type II supernovae (SNe) are hydrogen-rich cosmic explosions resulting from the collapse of
massive stars. The impetus of studying individual events arises from its cosmological importance and the
diverse understanding of the evolution and explosion mechanism of such events. In this work, we present the
preliminary photometric and spectroscopic analysis of a recent type IIP explosion, PNV J01315945+3328458
in the galaxy NGC 582. While the initial phases of these energetic events are bright enough to be observed
with the 1-2m class telescopes, the supernovae fade below the detection limit of these telescopes in the nebular
phase. In addition, the class of sub-luminous events with Mv ∼ -15 or the events occurring at higher redshift,
fade below the detection limit of these telescopes very early in their evolution. Large aperture telescopes like
the newly installed 3.6m Devasthal Optical Telescope (DOT) will ensure a longer coverage of such events and
also to probe deeper into the Universe. With the 3.6m telescope installed in Devasthal (DOT), we plan to study
the progenitor environment of CCSNe to infer the metallicity at the explosion site.
