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V445 PUPPIS FROM SOUTH AMERICA

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Jaime Rubén García

Instituto Copérnico

Casilla de Correos Nro. 85

5600 San Rafael-Mendoza

Argentina

Presented at the 90th Spring Meeting of the AAVSO, May 5, 2001

Abstract

The Kanatsu object, called Nova Puppis 2000 or V445 Pup, is a peculiar one. In the six months following its discovery in late December 2000 at photographic magnitude 8.6, its development was very slow-slow decline to visual magnitude ~10.0 in early February 2001, very brief significant brightening in March, a little decrease in late April, and stabilization at visual magnitude 10.3 near the end of June. Visual and CCD observations carried out by Latin-American Astronomical League (LIADA) and Brazilian Observational Network (REA) members indicate that the object does not appear to be a typical nova.

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