Correction: First high resolution ultraviolet (HST/STIS) and supporting optical spectroscopy of V339 Del = Nova Del 2013

ATel #5410; S. N. Shore (Univ. Pisa, INFN-Pisa)
on 23 Sep 2013; 03:31 UT
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Due to an error in transcription, the distance is given incorrectly in the text of ATel#5409. Along with the typo "Space Telescope Imaging Spectrograph", the text should read: Comparing these STIS UV spectra with high resolution IUE spectra of the CO nova OS And 1986 obtained between 12 days (LWP) and 22 days (SWP) after optical discovery (1986 Dec. 17, 27 respectively) shows a very close agreement such that when independently dereddened, the ratio of V339 Del to OS And between 1200 and 1900A is ~1.5 in flux (similar in the 2000-3000A range but more uncertain because of the earlier date of the long wavelength IUE observation), indicating that the distance to V339 Del is about 4.2 kpc (distance to OS And ~ 5.1 kpc with E(B-V)=0.25+/-0.05, see Schwarz et al. 1997, MNRAS, 284, 669).