The Ultimate Light Curve of SN 1998bw/GRB 980425

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We present multicolor light curves of SN 1998bw which appeared in ESO184-G82 in close temporal and spacial association with GRB 980425.

• They are based on observations done at Cerro Tololo Inter-American Observatory and data from the literature.
• The CTIO photometry reaches ~86 days after the GRB in $U$ and ~160 days after the GRB in BV(RI)_C.
• The observations in U extend by about 30 days the previously known coverage, and determine the slope of the early exponential tail.