[vsnet-chat 2241] PU Vul - Re:

[Alon Retter <ar@astro.keele.ac.uk>]

What is NC(+E?) ?

According to Nussbaumer & Vogel (1996, A&A, 307, 470)
PU Vulpeculae is a symbiotic nova with a period of ~13 years!
This means a different binary configuration than in classical 
novae, so despite the thermonuclear runaway, exclusion from
the nova list is justified.

Regards,
Alon
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On Fri, 20 Aug 1999, Taichi Kato wrote:

> Re: [vsnet-chat 2238] Re: (fwd) Nova Paper research
> 
>    I have recently received another related question.  "Is PU Vul a nova?"
> This object is currently classified as NC(+E?).  If the thermonuclear runaway
> on a white dwarf in a binary is the nature of the nova, is there any
> reason to exclude NC-type from the nova list?
> 
> Regards,
> Taichi Kato
> 
>

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