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The Recurrent Nova Candidate M31N 1966-08a = 1968-10c is a Galactic Flare Star

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics 2017-12-15 v1
Authors: A. W. Shafter , M. Henze , M. J. Darnley , R. Ciardullo , B. D. Davis , S. L. Hawley
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Abstract

A spectrum of the quiescent counterpart of the Recurrent Nova candidate M31N 1966-08a (= M31N 1968-10c) obtained with LRS2 on the Hobby-Eberly Telescope reveals the object to be a foreground Galactic dMe flare star, and not a nova in M31.

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recurrent nova candidate m31 galactic flare star spectroscopy quiescent counterpart

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@article{arxiv.1712.05023,
  title  = {The Recurrent Nova Candidate M31N 1966-08a = 1968-10c is a Galactic Flare Star},
  author = {A. W. Shafter and M. Henze and M. J. Darnley and R. Ciardullo and B. D. Davis and S. L. Hawley},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1712.05023},
  year   = {2017}
}

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Published in Research Notes AAS, Vol. 1, No. 44

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