Is KT Mon a Classical Nova?
| dc.creator | Kato, T. | |
| dc.creator | Yamaoka, H. | |
| dc.date | 2002-10-16 | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2026-07-07T10:31:25Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2026-07-07T10:31:25Z | |
| dc.description | KT Mon has been considered as a classical nova in 1942 based on its light curve and spectroscopy. However, we noticed a unusual feature for a nova soon after its maximum: the early presence of high excitation emission lines such as He II and N III. We propose previously overlooked interpretations that KT Mon can be either a WZ Sge-type dwarf nova and an X-ray transient, although the possibility of an unusual or a recurrent nova is not completely excluded. If KT Mon is a WZ Sge-type dwarf nova, the system is expected to have a brown dwarf secondary. If KT Mon is an X-ray transient, the system is a good candidate for the nearest black-hole binary. Within our knowledge, the observed features seem to more strongly support the latter possibility. In all possibilities, we can expect a recurrent outburst in meaningfully near future. | |
| dc.description | 4 pages, accepted for publication in Astron. Astrophys | |
| dc.identifier | https://arxiv.org/abs/astro-ph/0210363 | |
| dc.identifier | http://arxiv.org/abs/astro-ph/0210363 | |
| dc.identifier | Astron.Astrophys.396:629-632,2002 | |
| dc.identifier | doi:10.1051/0004-6361:20021519 | |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://salesiana.dossiersoluciones.com/handle/123456789/178401 | |
| dc.subject | Astrophysics | |
| dc.title | Is KT Mon a Classical Nova? | |
| dc.type | text |