NOVA OPHIUCHI 2002 (V2540 Oph)
Independent discovered by Katsumi
Haseda the Jan. 24.838 UT 2002, when the new object was at mag 9.0
(Aichi, Japan, 0.10-m f/4 twin patrol camera + T-Max 400 film) and
by Yuji Nakamura (Suzuka, Mie, Japan, 200-mm f/4 lens + Tri-X film;
communicated by M. Soma, National Astronomical Observatory, Tokyo).
IAU Circular 7808.
Localization of the nova
(J2000.0): RA = 17h37m34.60s - DEC = -16°23'18.4"
Note:
All the spectra below are corrected for the instrumental spectral response.
Feb. 11.223 UT 2002 Observation (estimated magnitude:
9.2)
Observatory: Castanet Tolosan (France)
- IAU959
Observer: Christian Buil
Instrument: Takahashi
CN-212 (8 inch) - spectral
sampling of 0.38 A/pixel + Audine KAF-1602E CCD
Cumulative exposure time of 48 minutes
Peak intensity
relative to 6620 angstroms continuum = 29.86
FWHM = 1100 +/-
100 km/sec
FWZI = 2420 +/- 100 km/sec
July 18.046 UT 2002 Observation
(estimated magnitude: 11)
Observatory:
Pic du Midi Observatory (France)
Observer: Christian Buil, Valerie
Desnoux, André Rondi
Instrument: T60 (for a description
of the spectrograph used click here)
Exposure
time of 23 minutes
July 18.94 UT 2002 Observation
(estimated magnitude: 11)
Observatory:
Pic du Midi Observatory (France)
Observer: Christian Buil, Valerie
Desnoux, André Rondi
Instrument: T60 (24-inch telescope,
spectrograph at 1.433 A/pixel (barlow F=-63 mm + grating 300 g/mm
+ F=55 mm f/1.8 photographic objective lens + Audine KAF-0401E CCD).
For a more advanced description click here.
Exposure
time of 15 minutes
180702.DAT
August 4.94 UT 2002 Observation
Observatory:
Castanet Tolosan (France) - IAU959
Observer: Christian Buil
Instrument: Takahashi FS-128 refractor (5-inch f/8) + Spectrograph at 2.88 A/pixel
sampling
+ Audine KAF-0401E CCD
040802.DAT
April 26.99 UT 2003 Observation (estimated magnitude V=12.5)
Observatory:
Pic du Midi (France)
Observers: André Rondi, Sylvain Rondi,
Valérie Desnoux, Christian Buil
Instrument: 24-inch of Pic du Midi observatory + LORIS
spectrograph at 16.3 A/pixel sampling
+ Audine KAF-1602E CCD (bin. 2x2)
Note: the continuum is normalized at 6220
angstroms.
May 1.04 UT 2003 Observation (estimated magnitude V=12.5)
Observatory:
Castanet-Tolosan (France)
Observer: Christian Buil
Instrument: 5-inch Takahashi refractor + LORIS
spectrograph at 8.0 A/pixel sampling
+ Audine KAF-1602E CCD (bin. 1x1)
Note: the continuum is normalized at 6220
angstroms.