The evolution of Nova V382 Velorum 1999
The evolution of Nova V382 Velorum 1999
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Nova V382 Velorum 1999 的演变
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2002
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Robert Williams
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M. Valle;L. Pasquini;D. Daou;Robert Williams
We report results of spectroscopic observations of V382 Vel (Nova Vel 1999) carried out at La Silla between 5 and 498 days after maximum light (23 May 1999, V(max) 2:3 0:1). The analysis of the photometric and spectroscopic evolution shows this object to be a fast nova belonging to the Fe II broad spectroscopic class. A distance of 1.7 kpc (20%) is derived from the maximum magnitude vs. rate of decline relationship after correcting for the small reddening toward the nova, E(B V)< 0:10. From the measured H flux and the associated rate of expansion we derive an approximate mass for the ejected shell, Menv < 10 5 M. We have also observed during the early decline a broad, short-lived (<2 weeks) feature at 6705-6715 A for which several identifications are possible, one of which is the lithium doublet at 6708 A and which could place an empirical limit on the lithium production that might occur during the outburst of a fast nova. The high luminosity at maximum, Mv= 8:9, and the relatively small height above the galactic plane (z< 160 pc) suggest that V382 Vel originated from a massive white dwarf, likely in the mass range 1.1-1.2 M.