Early spectral evolution of Nova Sgr 2004 (Ederoclite+, 2006)

Data files of FEROS observations are given with four digits (referring to month and day of observation) and an "f" indicating that that is a FEROS observation. Data files of observations carried out at Cerro Tololo are named with four digits (referring to month and day of observation) and a "t" indicating that these are CTIO observations. Observations carried out with the NIRIS instrument are given in three dat files. Although they were carried out on a single night, for uniformity with the rest of the files, these data files are named with four digits (referring to month and day of...

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2003 AZ84

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Available from the Minor Planet Center.

The Enigmatic Behaviour of the Old Nova RR Pic

We report preliminary results of an observing run at the 1—m telescope at CTIO during which we followed RR Pic over several nights in February 2005. The resulting light curves show no sign of an eclipse. Apart from the 3.48 h period, which is usually interpreted as the orbital one, we find an additional period at P=3.78 h, which we interpret as the superhump period of the system. We furthermore present high resolution Doppler maps in Hα, Hβ and He II, which we derived from observations at the NTT, La Silla in February 2004. They show strong variations in the emission distribution...

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2003 EG

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Available from the Minor Planet Center.