Nova Aurigae
| Observation data Epoch J2000.0 Equinox J2000.0 (ICRS) |
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|---|---|
| Constellation | Auriga |
| Right ascension | 05h 31m 58.64s |
| Declination | +30° 26′ 45.2″ |
| Apparent magnitude (V) | 3Max. 15Min. |
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| Database references | |
| SIMBAD | data |
T Aurigae (or Nova Aurigae 1891) was a nova, which lit up in the constellation Auriga in 1891. It reached a brightness of 3.8 mag and decreased within 100 days by around 3 mag.
Today T Aurigae has a brightness of 15 mag.
It was discovered by Thomas David Anderson on February 1, several months after its peak. Anderson later discovered Nova Persei 1901.
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