CT Serpentis

Constellation snake

CT Serpentis (also Nova Serpentis 1948 ) was a nova that appeared in the constellation Snake in 1948 and was recorded on September 30, 1948. It is believed that it achieved a brightness of at least 6.0 mag , which was an extrapolation of its light curve. The Nova reached an actual brightness of 9.0 ^m and then faded.

Coordinates

Right ascension : 15 ^h 45 ^m 39 ^s .08
Declination : −14 ° 22 '31 ".8

Individual evidence

^ Watson, Christopher: CT Serpentis . In: AAVSO website . American Association of Variable Star Observers. January 4, 2010. Retrieved November 22, 2017.
^ Davis, MS: Photographic observations of Nova Serpentis 1948 . In: Astronomical Journal . 55, 1950, pp. 126-27. bibcode : 1950AJ ..... 55..126D . doi : 10.1086 / 106365 .

[1] Watson, Christopher: CT Serpentis . In: AAVSO website . American Association of Variable Star Observers. January 4, 2010. Retrieved November 22, 2017.

[2] Davis, MS: Photographic observations of Nova Serpentis 1948 . In: Astronomical Journal . 55, 1950, pp. 126-27. bibcode : 1950AJ ..... 55..126D . doi : 10.1086 / 106365 .