[vsnet-chat 1466] Re: question about Sct N81

[Taichi Kato <tkato>]

Dear Dirk,

> In vsnet-obs, I regularly find a star called "Sct N81".  I suppose 
> this is a nova from 1981 in the constellation Scutum, but is this 
> true ?
> 
> Why do people still observe this star ?
> 
> Could you please send an answer to my email address en not to one of 
> the vsnet mailing lists because I just unsubscribed everything 
> except vsnet-mira.
> 
> Thank you.

   It's a suspected nova, for which only a few positive observations exist.
Some people consider it to be a large-amplitude dwarf nova, and is still
being monitored by a number of observers.

Regards,
Taichi Kato

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