[vsnet-alert 13264] Re: T Pyxidis spectrocopic survey major update

Taichi Kato tkato at kusastro.kyoto-u.ac.jp
Sun May 1 09:40:17 JST 2011


Re: T Pyxidis spectrocopic survey major update

> Also, FeII suddently appear. A major evolution of the nova's spectrum.
> (between April 22 and April 29).

   According to AAVSO observations (and Kiyota-san's preliminary report),
T Pyx experienced a rise in brightness between 28.0 and 29.0 UT.
The spectroscopic evolution is likely to be associated with the rise in
brightness.  There is even a hint of larger short-term (within a fer hours)
variations.


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