BV Centauri - Dwarf or classical nova?

Details BV Centauri - Dwarf or classical nova? BV Centauri - Dwarf or classical nova?

May 1986

adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=1986ap%26ss.122...73m&link_type=abstract

Astrophysics and Space Science (ISSN 0004-640X), vol. 122, no. 1, May 1986, p. 73-80. Research supported by the Council for Scie

Astronomy and Astrophysics

Astrophysics

10

Dwarf Novae, Novae, Astronomical Photometry, Centaurus Constellation, H Alpha Line, Stellar Magnitude

Scientific paper

The similarity in properties of GK Per and BV Cen suggests that the latter may be a classical nova remnant rather than a dwarf nova. The authors' Hα and V CCD photometry show no sign of a nova shell but disclose the presence of a close and probably physical companion. BV(RI)c CCD photometry of the companion, assumed to be a dwarf, gives Mv = 3.1±0.3 for BV Cen at quiescence. Even though half of the light in BV Cen comes from the secondary this is much brighter than expected for a dwarf nova and supports the conclusion that BV Cen was an unrecorded nova.

Affiliated with

Also associated with

No associations

Rating

BV Centauri - Dwarf or classical nova? does not yet have a rating. At this time, there are no reviews or comments for this scientific paper.

If you have personal experience with BV Centauri - Dwarf or classical nova?, we encourage you to share that experience with our LandOfFree.com community. Your opinion is very important and BV Centauri - Dwarf or classical nova? will most certainly appreciate the feedback.

Rate now

Comments { 0 }

Profile ID: LFWR-SCP-O-1772568