IM Normae

IM Normae
Observation data
Epoch J2000      Equinox J2000
Constellation Norma
Right ascension 15h 39m 26.465s[1]
Declination −52° 19 17.99
Characteristics
Spectral type white dwarf + ?
Variable type eclipsing recurrent nova (NR+E)
Other designations
AAVSO 1532-52, Nova Normae 1920[1]
Database references
SIMBADdata

IM Normae is a recurrent nova in the constellation Norma, one of only ten known in the Milky Way. It has erupted in 1920 and 2002, reaching magnitude 8.5 from a baseline of 18.3. It was poorly monitored after the first eruption, so it is possible that it erupted in between these dates.[2]

References

  1. 1 2 "V* IM Nor". SIMBAD. Centre de données astronomiques de Strasbourg. Retrieved 26 April 2015.
  2. Schaefer, Bradley E. (2010). "Comprehensive Photometric Histories of All Known Galactic Recurrent Novae". The Astrophysical Journal Supplement. 187 (2): 275–373. arXiv:0912.4426. Bibcode:2010ApJS..187..275S. doi:10.1088/0067-0049/187/2/275.
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