V1280 Scorpii
 Nova V1280 Scorpii |
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| Observation data Epoch J2000.0 Equinox J2000.0 |
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| Constellation | Scorpius |
| Right ascension | 16h 57m 41.24s |
| Declination | -32° 20′ 36.4″ |
| Apparent magnitude (V) | (+3.9 max) |
| Astrometry | |
| Distance | 1600 ± 400 [1]pc |
V1280 Scorpii (or Nova Scorpii 2007) is a nova observed in February 2007 in the constellation Scorpius, just south of M62. The nova was a 9th magnitude object when it was discovered independently by Yuji Nakamura and Yukio Sakurai from Japan,[2] around February 4, and peaked at magnitude 3.9 on February 17.
Announced by the IAU in Electronic Telegram No. 835 and Circular No. 8803
References
- ^ Chesneau, O.; Banerjee, D. P. K., Millour, F., Nardetto, N., Sacuto, S., Spang, A., Wittkowski, M., Ashok, N. M., Das, R. K., Hummel, C., Kraus, S., Lagadec, E., Morel, S., Petr-Gotzens, M., Rantakyro, F., Schöller, M. (1 August 2008). "VLTI monitoring of the dust formation event of the Nova V1280 Scorpii". Astronomy and Astrophysics. pp. 223–235. doi:10.1051/0004-6361:200809485. Retrieved 2011-05-27.
- ^ Waagen, Elizabeth O. (2007-02-16). "1651-32 V1280 SCO = NOVA SCORPII 2007". Retrieved 2011-03-09.
