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Spitzer/IRS mid-IR spectrum taken 93 days after the maximum ([http://arxiv.org/abs/0907.0230 Prieto et al. 2009])
 
Spitzer/IRS mid-IR spectrum taken 93 days after the maximum ([http://arxiv.org/abs/0907.0230 Prieto et al. 2009])
  
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VLT spectropolarimetric follow-up [http://arxiv.org/abs/0908.0942 Patat et al. 2009].
  
 
* maximum absolute brightness: <math>M_V \simeq -12 to -13</math>
 
* maximum absolute brightness: <math>M_V \simeq -12 to -13</math>
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== Sakurai's Object ==
 
== Sakurai's Object ==
 
V4334 Sgr and similar FG Sge...
 
V4334 Sgr and similar FG Sge...

Revision as of 09:52, 10 August 2009

NGC300-OT

Luminous optical transient was detected in May 2008 in NGC300 by an amateur astronomer B.Monard from South Africa.

Discovery paper by Bond et al. (2008).

Spitzer/IRS mid-IR spectrum taken 93 days after the maximum (Prieto et al. 2009)

VLT spectropolarimetric follow-up Patat et al. 2009.

  • maximum absolute brightness: <math>M_V \simeq -12 to -13</math>
  • detected at brightness <math>V\approx14.5 \textrm{mag}</math>
  • decay to 20 mag in about 100 days
  • intermediate between CN and SN
  • suspected to be a twin with SN 2008S (progenitor: luminous star embedded in circumstellar dust)
  • probably an explosion of masive (6-10 Msun) carbon-rich AGB/super-AGB or post-AGB star

NGC300-OT-lightcurve.png


Sakurai's Object

V4334 Sgr and similar FG Sge...

SakuraisObjectCMDLMC.png Figure from Spano et al. 2009.


Luminous Red Novae

New type of novae, introduced in 2007 with detection of M85OT2006-1 transient Rau et al. 2006. Class contains also M31 RV, V4322 Sgr and V838 Mon.

See also Kulkarni et al.2009.