CT Serpentis

CT Serpentis (also known as Nova Serpentis 1948) was a nova that appeared in the constellation Serpens in 1948. It is thought to have reached magnitude 6.0,[4] but this is an extrapolation of its light curve as it was not observed until 9 April 1948 when it was at magnitude 9.0 and fading—clearly past its maximum.[5]

CT Serpentis
Observation data
Epoch J2000.0      Equinox J2000.0
Constellation Serpens
Right ascension  15h 45m 39.0752s[1]
Declination +14° 22 31.7590[1]
Apparent magnitude (V) ~5 Max.
16.6 Min.[2]
Characteristics
Variable type Nova[2]
Astrometry
Proper motion (μ) RA: 3.780±0.119[1] mas/yr
Dec.: −22.338±0.095[1] mas/yr
Parallax (π)0.2304 ± 0.0629[1] mas
Distance2774+495
−268
[2] pc
Other designations
Nova Ser 1948, AAVSO 1541+14, 2MASS J15453907+1422317[3]
Database references
SIMBADdata

References

  1. Brown, A. G. A.; et al. (Gaia collaboration) (August 2018). "Gaia Data Release 2: Summary of the contents and survey properties". Astronomy & Astrophysics. 616. A1. arXiv:1804.09365. Bibcode:2018A&A...616A...1G. doi:10.1051/0004-6361/201833051. Gaia DR2 record for this source at VizieR.
  2. Schaefer, Bradley E. (2018). "The distances to Novae as seen by Gaia". Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society. 481 (3): 3033–3051. arXiv:1809.00180. Bibcode:2018MNRAS.481.3033S. doi:10.1093/mnras/sty2388.
  3. "CT Serpentis". SIMBAD. Centre de données astronomiques de Strasbourg. Retrieved 2019-08-23.
  4. Watson, Christopher (4 January 2010). "CT Serpentis". AAVSO Website. American Association of Variable Star Observers. Retrieved 7 July 2014.
  5. Davis, M.S. (1950). "Photographic observations of Nova Serpentis 1948". Astronomical Journal. 55: 126–27. Bibcode:1950AJ.....55..126D. doi:10.1086/106365.
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