Spectroscopic Confirmation of PNV J16484962-4457032 as a Galactic Nova in Scorpius
ATel #11289; Jay Strader, Laura Chomiuk, Sam Swihart, Laura Shishkovsky (Michigan St)
on 12 Feb 2018; 14:32 UT
Credential Certification: Jay Strader (strader@pa.msu.edu)
Subjects: Optical, Nova, Transient
PNV J16484962-4457032 was discovered by H. Nishimura on UT 2018 Feb 6.86. Subsequent spectroscopy of this transient by S. Kiyota on 2018 Feb 7.73 was consistent with an identification as a classical nova. We obtained a spectrum of this source with the Goodman Spectrograph on the SOAR telescope on 2018 Feb 12.39, covering a wavelength range of about 3800-7800 A at a resolution of 5.8 A. The spectrum shows broad Balmer emission, with an Halpha FWHM of about 3000 km/s and Hbeta FWHM of about 1850 km/s. There are many Fe II lines and strong O I at 7773, which indicate a classification as a nova of the Fe II class. The nova is highly reddened, consistent with its low Galactic latitude of b=-0.06.
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