T Pyx: a long-overdue recurrent nova
Abstract
We request DDT observations of the recurrent nova T Pyx, whose 2011 eruption was long overdue. Spitzer/IRAC observations at 3.6 and 4.5 microns will complement the 1-2.5 micron data we are getting from the ground, and the >50 micron data we are getting from Herschel (DDT approved). For the first time we will get infra-red data on an erupting nova from 1-100 microns, throwing new and unique insight into the evolution of a recurrent nova.
- Publication:
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Spitzer Proposal
- Pub Date:
- April 2011
- Bibcode:
- 2011sptz.prop70206E