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Old 20-07-2013, 12:53 PM
Rob_K
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This one was reported in ATel #5212 (18 July 2013) as Galactic Nova candidate VVV-NOV-003 by the VVV Survey. In ATel #5215 the OGLE team responded saying that this was the same as OGLE-2011-BLG-1444, announced in Sept 2011 as a candidate microlensing event. It was later suggested that this was a "nova-like" object (based on a spectrum obtained) but further observations by OGLE have indicated that this may be a symbiotic star (based on observed semi-regular periodicity in the pre-outburst stage and a long maximum). Not a classical nova in any case.
http://www.astronomerstelegram.org/?read=5212
http://www.astronomerstelegram.org/?read=5215

A light curve & discussion are here:
http://ogle.astrouw.edu.pl/cont/4_ma...444/index.html

I'll have to check my 'archive' to see if there's a trace of it. No doubt further spectra would be interesting Ken!

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