PTF10acbp: A Luminous Red Nova in the spiral UGC 11973

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Dec 2010

adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=2010atel.3094....1k&link_type=abstract

The Astronomer's Telegram, #3094

Astronomy and Astrophysics

Astronomy

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Infra-Red, Optical, Nova, Supernovae, Transient

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On 2010 December 7.119 UT, the Palomar Transient Factory discovered an optical transient, PTF10acbp at RA(J2000) = 22:16:55.47 and DEC(J2000) = +41:30:55.0. This is offset from the nucleus of UGC11973 by 56"E, 45"N. At the distance of UGC11973, the discovery magnitude R=19.9 corresponds to an absolute magnitude of M_R = -14. There are no previous detections in imaging taken on and prior to December 3 UT.

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