[vsnet-chat 3065] Re: Recurrent Nova in LMC

[Taichi Kato <tkato>]

Re: [vsnet-chat 3064] Recurrent Nova in LMC

> and I forgot about it ever since!  Nova in LMC No. 2 was reprted to be a
> recurrent object as the position was coincident with Nova LMC 1968.  The nova
> reached 11th magnitude and then declines very rapidly.
> 
> The 1950 coordinates are RA 5h10m41.8s and Dec -71d43m27s.
> 
> I am trying to find as much information on the nova as I can, as I have started
> to visually monitor it for possible future outbursts.  It is located just south
> of the RR Lyrae star, T Men.
> 
> If anyone can shed any further light on this nova and whether it was confirmed
> as a recurrent object, I would be grateful.

   Yes, it's a well-known, established, recurrent nova.  K. Sekiguchi et al.
(1990) wrote a paper on this object MNRAS 245, 28.  The object is likely
of U Sco subtype.

Regards,
Taichi Kato

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