[vsnet-chat 669] Nova in the Large Magellanic Cloud 1997

[Doug Welch <welch@physics.mcmaster.ca>]

Hi VSOers,

I thought that some of you might be interested in one of
the items in IAU Circular 6756 concerning a nova in the LMC
discovered by our Project.


"NOVA IN THE LARGE MAGELLANIC CLOUD 1997
     The MACHO collaboration (cf. IAUC 6312) reports their
 discovery of an apparent nova in the Large Magellanic Cloud at R.A.
 = 5h04m26s.7, Decl. = -67o38'38" (equinox 2000.0).  The nova peaked
 in brightness sometime between consecutive observations on June
 3.398 UT (prior to eruption) and June 16.395 (when the star was at
 least 8.5 mag brighter than on June 3, at V about 13.5 or brighter).
 Currently, the nova is at V about 17.9."


Cheers,
Doug Welch

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