Nova LMC 1991 - Evidence for a super-bright nova population

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Dec 1991

adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=1991a%26a...252l...9d&link_type=abstract

Astronomy and Astrophysics (ISSN 0004-6361), vol. 252, no. 1, Dec. 1991, p. L9-L12.

Astronomy and Astrophysics

Astronomy

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Magellanic Clouds, Novae, Andromeda Galaxy, Astrometry, Local Group (Astronomy), Virgo Galactic Cluster

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The recent outburst of nova LMC 1991 is discussed. By comparing its magnitude at maximum and rate of decline with those of 14 historical LMC novae, it is shown that nova LMC 1991 represents the first detection of a super-bright nova in the Large Magellanic Cloud. The photometric properties of the nova population in the Galaxy, M31, LMC and Virgo Cluster have been critically reviewed, and it is found that 9 objects deviate systematically from the magnitude at maximum vs rate of decline relation by about one magnitude. This result may imply the existence of a distinct family of super-bright novae.

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