The January 2015 outburst of a red nova in M 31

2015/05/28 by A. A. Kurtenkov, Alexander Kurtenkov, P. Pessev +41 · 2 citations
Physics and Astronomy · #Astronomy and Astrophysical Research #Astrophysical Phenomena and Observations #Dwarf nova #Event (particle physics) #Gamma-ray bursts and supernovae #Light curve #Nova (rocket) #Stellar evolution #astro-ph.SR

paper · pdf · doi:10.1051/0004-6361/201526564

published as A&A 578, L10 (2015) · 5 pages, 4 figures, 4 tables, accepted for publication in Astronomy and Astrophysics as a Letter to the Editor; page 5 is online material only

arxiv created 2015/05/28 · openalex publication_date 2015/06/01 · arxiv updated 2015/06/16 · openalex created_date 2016/06/24 · openalex updated_date 2026/08/05

Abstract

Context. M31N 2015-01a (or M31LRN 2015) is a red nova that erupted in January 2015 – the first event of this kind observed in M 31 since 1988. Very few similar events have been confirmed as of 2015. Most of them are considered to be products of stellar mergers.

Citations

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