Absolute light curves of AT 2015cf (with detections as points and limits with downwards pointing arrows) compared to a selection of events (curves) including the ILRT AT 2019abn (left), the LRN AT 2021blu (centre), and the Type IIP SN 2023ixf (right). The extrapolated tail phase of SN 2023ixf is indicated with dotted lines. The intrinsic brightness of the events has not been adjusted and no host galaxy extinction is assumed for AT 2015cf.