Observation data Epoch J2000.0 Equinox J2000.0 | |
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Constellation | Centaurus |
Right ascension | 13h 54m 45.363s [2] |
Declination | −59° 09′ 04.17″ [2] |
Apparent magnitude (V) | 3.3 (max) |
Astrometry | |
Proper motion (μ) |
RA: -19.096
[2]
mas/
yr Dec.: -8.004 [2] mas/ yr |
Parallax (π) | 3.6451 [2] ± 0.9686 [2] mas |
Distance | 274+99 −58 [2] pc |
Characteristics | |
Variable type | Nova [3] |
Other designations | |
Database references | |
SIMBAD | data |
V1369 Centauri also known as Nova Centauri 2013 was a bright nova in the constellation Centaurus that occurred in 2013. It was discovered on December 2, 2013 by amateur astronomer John Seach in Australia with a magnitude of 5.5. [5] [6] On December 14, 2013 it peaked at about magnitude 3.3, making it the brightest nova so far of this millennium. [7]
Nova Centauri 2013 was observed emitting gamma-rays between 7–10 December 2013 by the Fermi Gamma-ray Space Telescope. [8] The nova continued to brighten in gamma-rays and the peak coincided with the second optical maximum on 11 December 2013. [9]
The Swift Gamma-Ray Burst Mission detected X-ray emission from Nova Centauri 2013 on 18 and 25 February 2014 and 8 March 2014. [10]
In July 2015 it was announced that lithium has been detected in material ejected from Nova Centauri 2013. This is the first time lithium has been detected in a nova system. [11] The amount detected was less than a billionth of the mass of the Sun. [11] This finding is significant because it supports a theory that the extra lithium found in Population I stars (compared to Population II stars) comes from novae. [11]
Observation data Epoch J2000.0 Equinox J2000.0 | |
---|---|
Constellation | Centaurus |
Right ascension | 13h 54m 45.363s [2] |
Declination | −59° 09′ 04.17″ [2] |
Apparent magnitude (V) | 3.3 (max) |
Astrometry | |
Proper motion (μ) |
RA: -19.096
[2]
mas/
yr Dec.: -8.004 [2] mas/ yr |
Parallax (π) | 3.6451 [2] ± 0.9686 [2] mas |
Distance | 274+99 −58 [2] pc |
Characteristics | |
Variable type | Nova [3] |
Other designations | |
Database references | |
SIMBAD | data |
V1369 Centauri also known as Nova Centauri 2013 was a bright nova in the constellation Centaurus that occurred in 2013. It was discovered on December 2, 2013 by amateur astronomer John Seach in Australia with a magnitude of 5.5. [5] [6] On December 14, 2013 it peaked at about magnitude 3.3, making it the brightest nova so far of this millennium. [7]
Nova Centauri 2013 was observed emitting gamma-rays between 7–10 December 2013 by the Fermi Gamma-ray Space Telescope. [8] The nova continued to brighten in gamma-rays and the peak coincided with the second optical maximum on 11 December 2013. [9]
The Swift Gamma-Ray Burst Mission detected X-ray emission from Nova Centauri 2013 on 18 and 25 February 2014 and 8 March 2014. [10]
In July 2015 it was announced that lithium has been detected in material ejected from Nova Centauri 2013. This is the first time lithium has been detected in a nova system. [11] The amount detected was less than a billionth of the mass of the Sun. [11] This finding is significant because it supports a theory that the extra lithium found in Population I stars (compared to Population II stars) comes from novae. [11]