Astrofísicas: Novae

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    M31N 2015-01a - A Luminous Red Nova in the Andromeda Galaxy
    MASTER-Kislovodsk auto-detection system discovered a faint transient in the Andromeda galaxy on January 13th 2015. It was originally identified as a classical...
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    MAGIC search for VHE γ-ray emission from AE Aquarii in a multiwavelength context
    Context. It has been claimed that the nova-like cataclysmic variable AE Aquarii (AE Aqr) is a very-high-energy (VHE, E> 100 GeV) source both on observational...
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    Measuring the expansion and age of the nova shell IPHASX J210204.7 + 471015
    The parallax expansion and kinematics of a nova shell can be used to assess its age and distance, and to investigate the interaction of the ejecta with the...
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    Modelling the spectral energy distribution of the red giant in RS Ophiuchi: evidence for irradiation
    We present an analysis of optical and infrared spectra of the recurrent nova RS Oph obtained during between 2006 and 2009. The best fit to the optical spectrum...
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    Multiband study of RX J0838-2827 and XMM J083850.4-282759: a new asynchronous magnetic cataclysmic variable and a candidate transitional millisecond pulsar
    In a search for the counterpart to the Fermi-LAT source 3FGL J0838.8-2829, we performed a multiwavelength campaign: in the X-ray band with Swift and XMM-Newton...
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    Near-infrared photometry and spectrophotometry of two unusual novae
    We present near IR photometry and spectrophotometry of two unusual novae observed in 1991: Nova Herculis and Nova Scuti. Both are seen to have unusual spectral...
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    Nova in M31
    We report the discovery of a possible nova in M31 on a R band CCD image at JD 2453877.5 (2006, May 22.1 UT) with 18.7 mag (accuracy 0.1 mag). The image was...
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    Nova Research at Liverpool JMU
    The Astrophysics Research Institute (ARI) was established at LJMU in 1992. Today the Institute comprises around 70 staff and research students working on topics...
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    On the Triple Nature of the Cataclysmic Variable VY Sculptoris
    The study of the Balmer radial velocity curve of the cataclysmic variable (CV) VY Scl has revealed a new value for the orbital period (0.232 days), which...