2010 Outburst of Recurrent Nova U Sco - Optical Spectroscopy
ATel #2411; G. C. Anupama (Indian Institute of Astrophysics)
on 29 Jan 2010; 16:18 UT
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Credential Certification: G.C. Anupama (gca@iiap.res.in)
Subjects: Optical, Cataclysmic Variable
Referred to by ATel #: 3038
S. Ramya, M. Hegde, S. Arora, G.C. Anupama and U.S. Kamath (Indian Institute of
Astrophysics, Bangalore) report spectroscopic observations of U Sco on 2010
January 29.02UT, 0.58d since discovery of the 2010 outburst. The observations
were made with the HFSOC instrument on the 2m Himalayan Chandra Telescope at
the Indian Astronomical Observatory, IIA, in the wavelength range 3500-9200 A
and with a resolution ~1000. The spectrum is very similar to the early phase
spectra observed during the 1999 outburst (Anupama and Dewangan, 2000, AJ, 119,
1359). The emission lines are broad and structured. Hydrogen Balmer lines
indicate a FWHM velocity of ~7600km/s.
