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A luminous red nova in M31 and its progenitor system. / Williams, S. C.; Darnley, M. J.; Bode, M. F. et al.
In: Astrophysical Journal Letters, Vol. 805, No. 2, L18, 29.05.2015.

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Williams, SC, Darnley, MJ, Bode, MF & Steele, IA 2015, 'A luminous red nova in M31 and its progenitor system', Astrophysical Journal Letters, vol. 805, no. 2, L18. https://doi.org/10.1088/2041-8205/805/2/L18

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Williams, S. C., Darnley, M. J., Bode, M. F., & Steele, I. A. (2015). A luminous red nova in M31 and its progenitor system. Astrophysical Journal Letters, 805(2), Article L18. https://doi.org/10.1088/2041-8205/805/2/L18

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Williams SC, Darnley MJ, Bode MF, Steele IA. A luminous red nova in M31 and its progenitor system. Astrophysical Journal Letters. 2015 May 29;805(2):L18. doi: 10.1088/2041-8205/805/2/L18

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Williams, S. C. ; Darnley, M. J. ; Bode, M. F. et al. / A luminous red nova in M31 and its progenitor system. In: Astrophysical Journal Letters. 2015 ; Vol. 805, No. 2.

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abstract = "We present observations of M31LRN 2015 (MASTER OT J004207.99+405501.1), discovered in M31 in 2015 January, and identified as a rare and enigmatic luminous red nova (LRN). Spectroscopic and photometric observations obtained by the Liverpool Telescope showed the LRN becoming extremely red as it faded from its {{M}V}=-9.4+/- 0.2 peak. Early spectra showed strong Hα emission that weakened over time as a number of absorption features appeared, including Na i D and Ba ii. At later times strong TiO absorption bands were also seen. A search of archival Hubble Space Telescope data revealed a luminous red source to be the likely progenitor system, with pre-outburst Hα emission also detected in ground-based data. The outburst of M31LRN 2015 shows many similarities, both spectroscopically and photometrically, with that of V838 Mon, the best studied LRN. We finally discuss the possible progenitor scenarios.",
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