Astronomy and Astrophysics – Astronomy
Scientific paper
Jun 1980
adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=1980jrasc..74..185m&link_type=abstract
Journal of the Royal Astronomical Society of Canada, vol. 74, June 1980, p. 185-188.
Astronomy and Astrophysics
Astronomy
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Cygnus Constellation, Novae, Stellar Evolution, Cosmic Dust, Light Curve, Sky Surveys (Astronomy), Stellar Magnitude
Scientific paper
The discovery and observations of the nova V 1668 Cygni (Nova Cygni 1978) are related. The nova was first reported on Sept. 9, 1978 by Collins (1978), but it was later learned that Morrison (1978) had seen the nova five hours earlier and was thus the true discoverer. A possible candidate for the prenova has been found near the limiting magnitude of the Palomar Sky Survey prints. Observations of the nova reveal that it was discovered at a premaximum stage, reaching a maximum magnitude of 6.0 on September 13-14 and declining rapidly in the next two months. The spectral development of the nova was also found to be rapid, with indications of early expulsion of most of its material, dust formation without an optically thick shell, and the attainment of a nebular stage after 53 days.
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