Swift/UVOT constrains outburst of Nova M31 2015-02a to well before optical detection
Abstract
Based on monitoring observations of the central region of the Andromeda Galaxy M31 with the Ultraviolet/Optical Telescope (UVOT) on board the Swift satellite from 2015-01-17 to 2015-02-18, we derived the UV light curve (UVW1 filter, 181-321 nm) for the recently discovered nova M31 2015-02a (ATel #7065, and #7076).
- Publication:
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The Astronomer's Telegram
- Pub Date:
- February 2015
- Bibcode:
- 2015ATel.7104....1D
- Keywords:
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- Nova