IM Normae

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

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 1961.[2]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 "IM Normae". SIMBAD Astronomical Database. 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. Bibcode:2010ApJS..187..275S. doi:10.1088/0067-0049/187/2/275.