Dear friends: In light of the appearance of V445 Puppis I'd like to know which are the (spectral?) features that make possible to differenciate between a very slow nova and other types of star. Specially: FU Ori, V4334 Sgr, RR Tel... Most of them have been originally called novae but then clssification was changed (or remains ambiguous) In other words: What is the point that let us know that V445 Puppis is not a Fuor, not a final-He flash object or an extreme case of a symbiotic star? Thanks, Sebastian. --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://vsnet.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.226 / Virus Database: 108 - Release Date: 05/01/01