Trigonometric Calibration of the Distance Scale for Classical Novae

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Jul 2008

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HST Proposal ID #11785. Cycle 17

Physics

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The distance scale for classical novae is important for understanding the stellar physics of their thermonuclear runaways, their contribution to Galactic nucleosynthesis, and their use as extragalactic standard candles. Although it is known that there is a relationship between their absolute magnitudes at maximum light and their subsequent rates of decline-the well-known maximum-magnitude rate-of-decline {MMRD} relation-it is difficult to set the zero-point for the MMRD because of the very uncertain distances of Galactic novae. We propose to measure precise trigonometric parallaxes for the quiescent remnants of the four nearest classical novae. We will use the Fine Guidance Sensors, which are proven to be capable of measuring parallaxes with errors of 0.2 mas, well below what is possible from the ground.;

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