The frequency of novae in the Galaxy

Details The frequency of novae in the Galaxy The frequency of novae in the Galaxy

Mar 1987

adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=1987ap%26ss.131..449l&link_type=abstract

(IAU, Colloquium on Cataclysmic Variables. Recent Multi-Frequency Observations and Theoretical Developments, 93rd, Bamberg, West

Astronomy and Astrophysics

Astrophysics

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Milky Way Galaxy, Novae, Star Distribution, Star Formation, Annual Variations, Stellar Luminosity, Stellar Models

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Recent statistics indicate that each year an average of 3.5 novae or nova-like objects are discovered in the Galaxy. With reasonable assumptions about the completeness of the surveys, the authors arrive at an overall galactic production rate of 76±38 y-1. When recurrent novae are omitted, this rate drops to 60±30 y-1. Hence, it seems that our Galaxy is more prolific than M31 in nova production. The total amount of material released into galactic space by novae each year is about one-tenth that ejected by supernovae.

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