V598 Puppis

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V598 Puppis
File:V598PupLightCurve.png
A light curve for V598 Puppis, plotted from data published by Hounsell et al. (2016)[1]
Observation data
Epoch J2000.0      Equinox J2000.0 (ICRS)
Constellation Puppis
Right ascension Template:RA[2]
Declination Template:DEC[2]
Apparent magnitude (V) ~3.6 - 16.6[3]
Characteristics
Variable type Nova[4]
Astrometry
Radial velocity (Rv)+292[5] km/s
Proper motion (μ) RA: +0.927[2] mas/yr
Dec.: +7.149[2] mas/yr
Parallax (π)0.5403±0.0306 mas[2]
DistanceTemplate:Rnd ± Template:Rnd ly
(Template:Rnd ± Template:Rnd pc)
Other designations
Nova Puppis 2007b, V598 Pup, 2MASS J07054250-3814394, USNO-A2.0 0450-03360039
Database references
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V598 Puppis is the name given to a nova in the Milky Way Galaxy. USNO-A2.0 0450-03360039, a catalog number for the star, was discovered to be much brighter than normal in X-ray emissions on October 9, 2007, by the European Space Agency's XMM-Newton telescope. The star was confirmed to be over 10 magnitudes, or 10,000 times, brighter than normal by the Magellan-Clay telescope Magellan-Clay telescope at Las Campanas Observatory in Chile.[6] Pre-discovery images and identification of the progenitor would ultimately shows that the nova brightened from visual magnitude 16.6 to brighter than magnitude 4.[3]

The nova has been officially given the variable star designation V598 Puppis and is one of the brightest in the last decade.[6] Despite its brightness, the nova was apparently missed by amateur and professional astronomers alike until XMM-Newton spotted the unusual X-ray source while turning from one target to another. The All Sky Automated Survey determined that the nova had occurred between June 2nd and 5th, 2007, peaking in brightness on June 5th.[6]

The orbital period of the two stars in V598 Puppis is 0.1628714 days, or 3 hours, 54 minutes, and 32 seconds.[7]

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External links

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