V1974 Cygni

V1974 Cygni or Nova Cygni 1992 was a relatively bright nova in the constellation Cygnus.

V1974 Cygni
Observation data
Epoch J2000.0      Equinox J2000.0
Constellation Cygnus
Right ascension  20h 30m 31.58s
Declination 52° 37′ 53.4″
Apparent magnitude (V) (+4.4 max)
Distance10,430 ly
(3,200 pc)
Spectral type(neon nova)
Other designations
Nova Cygni 1992
Cygni 1992, NASA (taken January 1994)

It was discovered on February 19, 1992, by Peter Collins. At that time it was magnitude 6, the maximum magnitude reached was 4.4. The hydrogen burning on the white dwarf ended two years later, in 1994. This nova was a neon nova. It is the first nova observed from onset to completion, and can be calculated to be 10,430 light years away from Earth.

It was also studied with the Hubble Space Telescope instrument the High Speed Photometer.[1] The instrument recorded a short amount of ultraviolet photometry.[1] The nova was also observed in the far-ultraviolet by Voyager 2.[2]

See also
  • Nova Cygni 1975

References
  1. Ultraviolet photometry of Nova Cygni 1992 obtained with the high speed photometer
  2. Ulivi, Paolo; Harland, David M (2007). Robotic Exploration of the Solar System Part I: The Golden Age 1957-1982. Springer. p. 449. ISBN 9780387493268.


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