OGLE-2013-NOVA-02 in the LMC is getting brighter

ATel #5498; L. Wyrzykowski, A. Udalski, S. Kozlowski, J. Skowron (Warsaw University Astronomical Observatory, Poland), on behalf of the OGLE team
on 22 Oct 2013; 08:36 UT
Credential Certification: Lukasz Wyrzykowski (wyrzykow@ast.cam.ac.uk)

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Observations carried out in the night of Oct 20/21 show that the LMC nova OGLE-2013-NOVA-02 (ATel #5491) is continuing getting brighter. For the HJD=2456586.77574 we measured 13.019+-0.010 (compared to 13.459+-0.010 measured 2 days earlier) in the I-band using the Warsaw 1.3m telescope in the Las Campanas Observatory, Chile, within the OGLE-IV Transient Search (Wyrzykowski et al. ATel #4495, Kozlowski et al. 2013). The absolute magnitude is now about -5.2 mag, suggesting the nova might still get significantly brighter in the following days.

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