GQ Muscae

GQ Muscae
Observation data; Epoch J2000 Equinox J2000
Constellation	Musca
Right ascension	11h 52m 02.4285s[1]
Declination	−67° 12′ 20.9911″[1]
Apparent magnitude (V)	7.2 Max.; 21 Min.[2]
Characteristics
Variable type	Nova[2]
Astrometry
Proper motion (μ)	RA: −5.056±0.451[1] mas/yr ; Dec.: 1.193±0.324[1] mas/yr
Parallax (π)	0.4702 ± 0.2193[1] mas
Distance	2480+3780; −300[2] pc
Other designations
	AAVSO 1147-66, Nova Mus 1983, Gaia DR2 5236081560713688448[3]
Database references
SIMBAD	data

GQ Muscae, also known as Nova Muscae 1983 is a binary star system in the constellation Musca composed of a white dwarf and small star that is about 10% as massive as the Sun. The two orbit each other every 1.4 hours. The white dwarf accumulates material from its companion star on its accretion disc until it erupts, as it did in 1983, reaching a magnitude of 7.2.[4] Discovered with a magnitude of 7.1 on 18 January 1983,[5] it was the first nova from which X-rays were detected.[6]

References

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.
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.
"GQ Muscae". SIMBAD. Centre de données astronomiques de Strasbourg. Retrieved 2019-08-19.
Hachisu, Izumi; Kato, Mariko; Cassatella, Angelo (2008). "A Universal Decline Law of Classical Novae. III. GQ Muscae 1983". The Astrophysical Journal. 687 (2): 1236–52. arXiv:0806.4253. Bibcode:2008ApJ...687.1236H. doi:10.1086/591415.
Liller, William (1990). Cambridge Astronomy Guide. Cambridge, United Kingdom: CUP Archive. p. 105. ISBN 0-521-39915-7.
Duerbeck, H.W. (2009). "New Stars and Telescopes: Nova Research in the Last Four Centuries" (PDF). Astronomische Nachrichten. 330 (6): 568–73. Bibcode:2009AN....330..568D. doi:10.1002/asna.200911218. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2015-09-24. Retrieved 2014-03-09.

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[Gaia_DR2-1] 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.

[Schaefer2018-2] 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.

[Simbad-3] "GQ Muscae". SIMBAD. Centre de données astronomiques de Strasbourg. Retrieved 2019-08-19.

[4] Hachisu, Izumi; Kato, Mariko; Cassatella, Angelo (2008). "A Universal Decline Law of Classical Novae. III. GQ Muscae 1983". The Astrophysical Journal. 687 (2): 1236–52. arXiv:0806.4253. Bibcode:2008ApJ...687.1236H. doi:10.1086/591415.

[liller90-5] Liller, William (1990). Cambridge Astronomy Guide. Cambridge, United Kingdom: CUP Archive. p. 105. ISBN 0-521-39915-7.

[duerbeck-6] Duerbeck, H.W. (2009). "New Stars and Telescopes: Nova Research in the Last Four Centuries" (PDF). Astronomische Nachrichten. 330 (6): 568–73. Bibcode:2009AN....330..568D. doi:10.1002/asna.200911218. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2015-09-24. Retrieved 2014-03-09.