T Boötis

T Boötis is believed to have been a nova. It was observed by only one person, Joseph Baxendell on 9, 11 and 22 April 1860, but has not been seen since.[2] It is located less than half a degree from Arcturus in the constellation Boötes and was at magnitude 9.75 when first seen, and magnitude 12.8 when last seen.[2] Other astronomers, including Friedrich Winnecke, Edward Charles Pickering, Ernst Hartwig and Ernst Zinner looked for a star in this location without success.[3]

T Boötis
Observation data
Epoch J2000.0      Equinox J2000.0 (ICRS)
Constellation Boötes
Right ascension  14h 14m 07.00s[1]
Declination +19° 04′ 00.0″
Apparent magnitude (V) 9.7-<20.4[1]
Characteristics
Variable type N (Nova)[1]
Other designations
AAVSO 1409+19, BD+19 2768[1]
Database references
SIMBADdata

Despite being usually referred to as a nova, it had characteristics that set it apart from other novae - an amplitude of at least 7 magnitudes, an unusually rapid decline in brightness and a location unusually far from the Galactic plane.[3] Joseph Ashbrook suggested in 1953 that it may be a recurrent nova which has been observed only once.[4]

References
  1. "VSX: Detail for T Boo". The International Variable Star Index. AAVSO. Archived from the original on 16 May 2015. Retrieved 16 May 2015.
  2. Baxendell, Joseph. "On the Three New Variable Stars, T Bootis, T. Serpentis, and S Delphini". SAO/NASA Astrophysics Data System (ADS). Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory. Archived from the original on 16 May 2015. Retrieved 16 May 2015.
  3. Burnham, Robert (1978). Burnham's Celestial Handbook Volume 1. Dover. p. 311. ISBN 978-0-486-31902-5.
  4. Ashbrook, Joseph. "Notes on Four Novae". SAO/NASA Astrophysics Data System (ADS). Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory. Archived from the original on 16 May 2015. Retrieved 16 May 2015.


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