- T Aurigae
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T Aurigae (or Nova Aurigae 1892) was a nova, which lit up in the constellation Auriga in 1892. It reached a brightness of 3.8 mag and decreased within 100 days by around 3 mag.
Today T Aurigae has a brightness of 15 mag.
It was discovered by Thomas David Anderson, who later discovered Nova Persei 1901.
Coordinates
- Right ascension: 05h31m58s.64
- Declination: +30°26'45".2
External links
Categories:- Novae
- Auriga constellation
- 1892 in science
- Variable star stubs
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