Swift observation of the nova candidate PNV J17452791-2305213 one day after discovery
Abstract
The nova candidate PNV J17452791-2305213 (17:45:28.02 -23:05:23.1 +/-0.1", J2000) was discovered at V~9.6 by the authors (SK & KS) on 2012 April 21.0112 UT with a wide-field survey camera (F=135mm f/2.0 lens + ST8300M CCD) at Ka-Dar Observatory's TAU Station (Nizhny Arkhyz, Russia). Pre-discovery images from Xingming observatory (near Urumqi, China) reported through the CBAT "Transient Object Followup Reports" page ( http://www.cbat.eps.harvard.edu/unconf/followups/J17452791-2305213.html ) indicate that the outburst began as early as April 20.8403.
- Publication:
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The Astronomer's Telegram
- Pub Date:
- April 2012
- Bibcode:
- 2012ATel.4061....1S
- Keywords:
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- Optical;
- Ultra-Violet;
- X-ray;
- Nova