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V2676 Oph: Estimating physical parameters of a moderately fast nova

Authors :
Raj, Ashish
Pavana, M.
Kamath, U. S.
Anupama, G. C.
Walter, F. M.
Publication Year :
2018

Abstract

Using our previously reported observations, we derive some physical parameters of the moderately fast nova V2676 Ophiuchi 2012 # 1. The best-fit CLOUDY model of the nebular spectrum obtained on 2015 May 8 shows a hot white dwarf source with Tbb = 1.0 x 10^{5} K having a luminosity of 1.0 x 10^{38} ergs/s. Our abundance analysis shows that the ejecta are significantly enhanced relative to solar, He/H = 2.14, O/H = 2.37, S/H = 6.62 and Ar/H = 3.25. The ejecta mass is estimated to be 1.42 x 10^{-5} Msun. The nova showed a pronounced dust formation phase after 90 days from discovery. The J-H and H-K colors were very large as compared to other molecule- and dust-forming novae in recent years. The dust temperature and mass at two epochs have been estimated from spectral energy distribution (SED) fits to infrared photometry.<br />Comment: 10 pages, 3 figures, to appear in Acta Astronomica

Details

Database :
arXiv
Publication Type :
Report
Accession number :
edsarx.1803.09503
Document Type :
Working Paper
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.32023/0001-5237/68.1.4