Published October 1, 1990 | Version v1
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Infrared photometry and spectroscopy of nova PW Vul 1984

Creators

  • 1. Keele Univ. (UK). Dept. of Physics
  • 2. Anglo-Australian Observatory, Epping (Australia)
  • 3. South African Astronomical Observatory, Cape Town (South Africa)

Description

We present near-infrared photometry and spectroscopy of the slow nova PW Vul (Nova Vul 1984 No. 1) prior to its dust-formation phase. In common with the visual light curve, the near-infrared light curves varied extremely erratically during the first 100 d after maximum. Emission lines of C and N were prominent in the near-infrared spectra, as would be expected from the thermonuclear-runaway model of the nova outburst, but He I lines were weak. A distance of 3 kpc is consistent with a number of independent distance indicators. (author)

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Publishing Information

Journal Title
Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Journal Volume
246
Journal Issue
3
Series
Mon. Not. R. Astron. Soc.
Journal Page Range
527-534
ISSN
0035-8711
CODEN
MNRAA

INIS

Country of Publication
United Kingdom
Country of Input or Organization
United Kingdom
INIS RN
22067707
Subject category
S79: ASTROPHYSICS, COSMOLOGY AND ASTRONOMY;
Resource subtype / Literary indicator
Numerical Data
Descriptors DEI
COLOR; DISTANCE; EXPERIMENTAL DATA; NEAR INFRARED RADIATION; NOVAE; PHOTOMETRY; SPECTROSCOPY; VISIBLE RADIATION
Descriptors DEC
BINARY STARS; DATA; ELECTROMAGNETIC RADIATION; ERUPTIVE VARIABLE STARS; INFORMATION; INFRARED RADIATION; NUMERICAL DATA; OPTICAL PROPERTIES; ORGANOLEPTIC PROPERTIES; PHYSICAL PROPERTIES; RADIATIONS; STARS; VARIABLE STARS