T Aurigae
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| Observation data Epoch J2000.0 Equinox J2000.0 (ICRS) |
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| Constellation | Auriga |
| Right ascension | 05h 31m 58.64s |
| Declination | +30° 26′ 45.2″ |
| Apparent magnitude (V) | 3Max. 15Min. |
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Nova Aurigae 1891, GCRV 56251, Lan 652, SBC9 326, BD+30 923a, HD 36294, 2MASS J05315911+3026449, EM CDS 507, HR 1841, AAVSO 0525+30
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T Aurigae (or Nova Aurigae 1891) was a nova, which lit up in the constellation Auriga in 1891. 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 on February 1, several months after its peak.[1] Anderson later discovered Nova Persei 1901.
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