ASASSN-20ga: highly reddened galactic classical nova in Sagittarius

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Affiliation
Association Francaise des Observateurs d'Etoiles Variables (AFOEV)
Mon, 06/08/2020 - 11:55

ASASSN-20ga (N)
https://www.aavso.org/vsx/index.php?view=detail.top&oid=1545515

"Palomar Gattini-IR NIR discovery and classification of a highly reddened Galactic classical nova PGIR20dsv / AT 2020lrv":
http://www.astronomerstelegram.org/?read=13790

Transient Name Server: https://wis-tns.weizmann.ac.il/object/2020lrv

Complete ASAS-SN Sky Patrol (Shappee et al. 2014ApJ...788...48S and Kochanek et al. 2017PASP..129j4502K) light curve and data:
https://asas-sn.osu.edu/light_curves/aa018d1e-f044-47df-b9e8-25562a353b…

ZTF light curve: https://lasair.roe.ac.uk/object/ZTF20abdpwst/

Further spectroscopy and multiband photometry are encouraged.

Clear skies,
Patrick

Affiliation
Vereniging Voor Sterrenkunde, Werkgroep Veranderlijke Sterren (Belgium) (VVS)
ASASSN-20ga

I have observed it since it was announced by T. Kato. Data are with the AAVSO.

Josch

Affiliation
American Association of Variable Star Observers (AAVSO)
Alert Notice 706 - N Sgr 2020 No. 2 = ASASSN-20ga

 

AAVSO Alert Notice 706 reports on the discovery of N Sgr 2020 No. 2 (ASASSN-20ga). Please see the notice for details and observing instructions.

Many thanks, and Good observing,

Elizabeth O. Waagen, AAVSO HQ