List of novae in the Milky Way galaxy
This is a partial list of novae in the Milky Way galaxy that have been discovered and recorded since 1891. Novae are stars that undergo dramatic explosions, but unlike supernovae, these do not result in the destruction of the original star. The likely rate of novae in the Milky Way is about 40 per year,[1] but of these only about 10 per year are discovered by observers as of the 2000s (decade).[2] This list attempts to include only the brighter or more notable novae.
The Central Bureau for Astronomical Telegrams (CBAT) maintains a more complete list of novae in the Milky Way since 1612.[2]
Nomenclature
Novae are initially designated via a "Nova [possessive form of constellation name] [year of discovery]" format, e.g. "Nova Cygni 1974" and "Nova Scorpii 2010". An official permanent name is usually soon assigned by the General Catalog of Variable Stars using the GCVS format for the naming of variable stars. When more than one nova is discovered in a constellation in one year, a numeric suffix is appended; hence "Nova Sagittarii 2011 #2", "Nova Sagitarii 2011 #3", etc.
| Year | Nova | Maximum brightness[note 1] |
|---|---|---|
| 1891 | T Aurigae | +3.8 |
| 1898 | V1059 Sagittarii | +4.5 |
| 1899 | V606 Aquilae | +5.5 |
| 1901 | GK Persei | +0.2 |
| 1903 | DM Geminorum | +4.8 |
| 1905 | V604 Aquilae | +7.3 |
| 1910 | DI Lacertae | +4.6 |
| 1912 | DN Geminorum | +3.5 |
| 1918 | V603 Aquilae | -0.5 |
| 1919 | HR Lyrae | +6.5 |
| 1919 | V849 Ophiuchi | +7.4 |
| 1920 | V476 Cygni | +2.0 |
| 1920 | T Pyxidis | +6.4 |
| 1925 | RR Pictoris | +1.2[3] |
| 1927 | EL Aquilae | +5.5 |
| 1927 | XX Tauri | +5.9 |
| 1933 | RS Ophiuchi | +4.3 |
| 1934 | DQ Herculis | +1.4 |
| 1936 | CP Lacertae | +2.1 |
| 1936 | V368 Aquilae | +5.0 |
| 1939 | BT Monocerotis | +4.5 |
| 1942 | V450 Cygni | +7.0 |
| 1942 | CP Puppis | +0.3 |
| 1943 | V500 Aquilae | +6.1 |
| 1944 | T Pyxidis | +7.1 |
| 1945 | V528 Aquilae | +7.0 |
| 1946 | T Coronae Borealis | +3.0 |
| 1948 | CT Serpentis | +6.0 |
| 1948 | V465 Cygni | +7.3 |
| 1950 | DK Lacertae | +5.0 |
| 1956 | RW Ursae Minoris | +6.0[4] |
| 1958 | RS Ophiuchi | +5.0 |
| 1960 | V446 Herculis | +2.8 |
| 1963 | V533 Herculis | +3.0 |
| 1964 | QZ Aurigae | +6.0 |
| 1967 | T Pyxidis | +6.7 |
| 1967 | HR Delphini | +3.7 |
| 1967 | RS Ophiuchi | +5.0 |
| 1968 | LV Vulpeculae | +5.2 |
| 1970 | FH Serpentis | +4.4 |
| 1970 | V1229 Aquilae | +6.7 |
| 1970 | V1330 Cygni | +7.5 |
| 1971 | IV Cephei | +7.0 |
| 1975 | V1500 Cygni | +1.7 |
| 1975 | V373 Scuti | +6.0 |
| 1976 | NQ Vulpeculae | +6.0 |
| 1977 | HS Sagittae | +7.2 |
| 1978 | V1668 Cygni | +6.0 |
| 1982 | V1370 Aquilae | +6.0 |
| 1984 | PW Vulpeculae | +6.4 |
| 1984 | QU Vulpeculae | +5.2 |
| 1985 | RS Ophiuchi | +5.4 |
| 1986 | V842 Centauri | +4.6 |
| 1986 | OS Andromedae | +6.3 |
| 1987 | V827 Herculis | +7.5 |
| 1987 | QV Vulpeculae | +7.0 |
| 1991 | V838 Herculis | +5.0 |
| 1992 | V1974 Cygni | +4.2 |
| 1993 | V705 Cassiopeiae | +5.8 |
| 1999 | V382 Velorum | +2.6 |
| 1999 | V1494 Aquilae | +4.0 |
| 2000 | V445 Puppis | +8.6 |
| 2006 | RS Ophiuchi | +4.5 |
| 2007 | V1280 Scorpii | +3.9[5][6] |
| 2009 | KT Eridani | +5.5 |
| 2013 | V339 Delphini | +4.3[7] |
| 2013 | V1369 Centauri | +3.3[8] |
| 2015 | V5668 Sagittarii | +4.0*[9][10] |
* Outburst in progress
See also
Notes
- ↑ A higher magnitude means a lower brightness. i.e. T Aurigae (+3.8) was a brighter nova than HR Lyrae (+6.5)
References
- ↑ Prialnik, Dina. "Novae", pp. 1846-56, in Paul Murdin, ed. Encyclopedia of Astronomy and Astrophysics. London: Institute of Physics Publishing Ltd and Nature Publishing Group, 2001. ISBN 1-56159-268-4
- 1 2 CBAT List of Novae in the Milky Way discovered since 1612
- ↑ Burnham, Robert (2013) [1977]. Burnham's Celestial Handbook, Volume Three: An Observer's Guide to the Universe Beyond the Solar System. New York, New York: Courier Dover Publications. pp. 1460–62. ISBN 9780486318035.
- ↑ Bianchini, A.; Tappert, C.; Canterna, R.; Tamburini, F.; Osborne, H.; Cantrell, K. "RW Ursae Minoris (1956): An Evolving Postnova System". The Publications of the Astronomical Society of the Pacific 115 (809): 811–18. Bibcode:2003PASP..115..811B. doi:10.1086/376434.
- ↑ http://www.aavso.org/publications/alerts/alert346.shtml
- ↑ http://www.aavso.org/cgi-bin/newql.pl?name=V1280%20Sco&output=html
- ↑ "Light Curve Generator: AAVSO Data for Nova DEL 2013". American Association of Variable Star Observers. August 16, 2013. Retrieved August 16, 2013.
- ↑ IAU Circ., 9266, 2 (2013). Edited by Green, D. W. E.
- ↑ CBET 4080 (March 20, 2015)
- ↑ Alan MacRobert Nova Sagittarii: What a Long, Strange Fade It’s Been Sky and Telescope April 29, 2015