V1017 Sagittarii

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V1017 Sagittarii

Visual band light curves for the 1973 and 1991 eruptions of V1017 Sagittarii, adapted from Salazar et al. (2017)[1]
Observation data
Epoch J2000      Equinox J2000
Constellation Sagittarius
Right ascension 18h 32m 04.4738s[2]
Declination −29° 23′ 12.5935″[2]
Apparent magnitude (V) 4.5±2 Max.
13.5 Min.[3]
Characteristics
Spectral type G5IIIp / white dwarf
Variable type eclipsing
recurrent nova
(NR+E)
Distance
1269+84
−60
[3] pc
AAVSO 1825-29, Gaia DR2 4048251562703375488, 2MASS J18320447-2923125[4]
Database references
SIMBADdata

V1017 Sagittarii is a

recurrent nova to a dwarf nova.[5]

After the eruption of 1919, the orbital period of the binary system has decreased by 0.0273±0.0061%, to the 5.786290±0.000032 days.[1] Physical models cannot explain the orbital change of such sign and magnitude as in 2019.[6]

References