Do the Outburst Properties of M31N 2008-12a Depend on the Time Since the Previous Eruption?

0582669 - ASÚ 2024 RIV US eng J - Journal Article
Burris, W.A. - Shafter, A.W. - Hornoch, Kamil
Do the Outburst Properties of M31N 2008-12a Depend on the Time Since the Previous Eruption?
Research Notes of the AAS. Roč. 7, č. 8 (2023), č. článku 179. E-ISSN 2515-5172
Institutional support: RVO:67985815
Keywords : Andromeda galaxy * novae * recurrent novae
OECD category: Astronomy (including astrophysics,space science)
Method of publishing: Open access

Photometric observations spanning the UV to the near-IR during the nine most recent eruptions (2014-2022) of the extragalactic nova M31N 2008-12a are presented and analyzed in order to explore whether the lightcurve properties for a given eruption, specifically the peak magnitudes and fade rates, are correlated with the time interval since the previous eruption. No significant correlation between the pre-eruption interval and the rate of decline was found, however it appears that the brightness at the peak of an outburst may be positively correlated with the time interval since the previous eruption.
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