J/ApJ/833/149 Opt/NIR obs. of M31N 2008-12a 2015 eruption (Darnley+, 2016)
M31N 2008-12a - the remarkable recurrent nova in M31:
panchromatic observations of the 2015 eruption.
Darnley M.J., Henze M., Bode M.F., Hachisu I., Hernanz M., Hornoch K.,
Hounsell R., Kato M., Ness J.-U., Osborne J.P., Page K.L.,
Ribeiro V.A.R.M., Rodriguez-gil P., Shafter A.W., Shara M.M., Steele I.A.,
Williams S.C., Arai A., Arcavi I., Barsukova E.A., Boumis P., Chen T.,
Fabrika S., Figueira J., Gao X., Gehrels N., Godon P., Goranskij V.P.,
Harman D.J., Hartmann D.H., Hosseinzadeh G., Horst J.C., Itagaki K.,
Jose J., Kabashima F., Kaur A., Kawai N., Kennea J.A., Kiyota S.,
Kucakova H., Lau K.M., Maehara H., Naito H., Nakajima K., Nishiyama K.,
O'Brien T.J., Quimby R., Sala G., Sano Y., Sion E.M., Valeev A.F.,
Watanabe F., Watanabe M., Williams B.F., Xu Z.
<Astrophys. J., 833, 149-149 (2016)>
=2016ApJ...833..149D 2016ApJ...833..149D (SIMBAD/NED BibCode)
ADC_Keywords: Novae ; Photometry, UBVRI ; Photometry, ultraviolet ;
X-ray sources
Keywords: galaxies: individual: M31; novae, cataclysmic variables;
stars: individual: M31N 2008-12a; ultraviolet: stars; X-rays: binaries
Abstract:
The Andromeda Galaxy recurrent nova M31N 2008-12a had been observed in
eruption 10 times, including yearly eruptions from 2008 to 2014. With
a measured recurrence period of Prec=351±13days (we believe the
true value to be half of this) and a white dwarf very close to the
Chandrasekhar limit, M31N 2008-12a has become the leading
pre-explosion supernova type Ia progenitor candidate. Following
multi-wavelength follow-up observations of the 2013 and 2014
eruptions, we initiated a campaign to ensure early detection of the
predicted 2015 eruption, which triggered ambitious ground- and
space-based follow-up programs. In this paper we present the 2015
detection, visible to near-infrared photometry and visible
spectroscopy, and ultraviolet and X-ray observations from the Swift
observatory. The LCOGT 2m (Hawaii) discovered the 2015 eruption,
estimated to have commenced at August 28.28±0.12UT. The 2013-2015
eruptions are remarkably similar at all wavelengths. New early
spectroscopic observations reveal short-lived emission from material
with velocities ∼13000km/s, possibly collimated outflows. Photometric
and spectroscopic observations of the eruption provide strong evidence
supporting a red giant donor. An apparently stochastic variability
during the early supersoft X-ray phase was comparable in amplitude and
duration to past eruptions, but the 2013 and 2015 eruptions show
evidence of a brief flux dip during this phase. The multi-eruption
Swift/XRT spectra show tentative evidence of high-ionization emission
lines above a high-temperature continuum. Following Henze+
(2015A&A...582L...8H 2015A&A...582L...8H), the updated recurrence period based on all
known eruptions is Prec=174±10days, and we expect the next
eruption of M31N 2008-12a to occur around 2016 mid-September.
Description:
Following the 2015 eruption of M31N 2008-12a detection, a pre-planned
panchromatic follow-up campaign was initiated which involved ten
visible/NIR ground-based telescopes around the globe, but was
spearheaded by Swift, the fully robotic 2m Liverpool Telescope (LT)
and the Las Cumbres Observatory Global Telescope Network (LCOGT) 2m
telescope on Haleakala, Hawaii.
The ground-based facilities include the aforementioned LT and LCOGT,
the Mount Laguna Observatory (MLO) 1.0m, the Ondrejov Observatory
0.65m, the Bolshoi Teleskop Alt-azimutalnyi (BTA) 6.0m, the Corona
Borealis Observatory (CBO) 0.3m, the Nayoro Observatory of Hokkaido
University 1.6m Pirka telescope, the Okayama Astrophysical Observatory
(OAO) 0.5m MITSuME telescope, and the iTelescope.net T24.
Objects:
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RA (ICRS) DE Designation(s)
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00 45 28.80 +41 54 10.1 M31N 2008-12a = M31N 2014-10c
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File Summary:
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FileName Lrecl Records Explanations
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ReadMe 80 . This file
table11.dat 112 265 Visible and near infrared photometric observations
of the 2015 eruption of M31N 2008-12a
table12.dat 92 147 Color evolution of the 2015 eruption of M31N 2008-12a
table13.dat 107 82 Swift observations of nova M31N 2008-12a following
the 2015 eruption
dbf10.fits 2880 12 Figure 10 data: Liverpool Telescope SPRAT
spectrum of the 2015 eruption of M31N 2008-12a
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See also:
B/vsx : AAVSO International Variable Star Index VSX (Watson+, 2006-2014)
J/AJ/152/62 : Revised LGGS UBVRI photom. of M31 & M33 stars (Massey+, 2016)
J/ApJ/811/32 : BVRcIcJHK and X-ray LCs of the U Sco nova (Pagnotta+, 2015)
J/A+A/580/A45 : Nova M31N 2008-12a 2014 eruption in opt/UV (Darnley+, 2015)
J/A+A/563/A2 : X-ray monitoring of M31 novae (Henze+, 2014)
J/ApJS/197/31 : Swift X-ray obs. of classical novae. II. (Schwarz+, 2011)
J/A+A/533/A52 : X-ray monitoring of M31 novae (Henze+, 2011)
J/ApJ/734/12 : Survey of novae in M31 (Shafter+, 2011)
J/AJ/140/34 : Classification of novae light curves (Strope+, 2010)
J/ApJS/187/275 : Photometric histories of recurrent novae (Schaefer, 2010)
J/A+A/477/67 : Search for M31 novae from Schmidt plates (Henze+, 2008)
J/A+A/465/375 : X-ray monitoring of optical novae in M31 (Pietsch+, 2007)
J/A+A/418/869 : M31-RV evolution (1942-1993) (Boschi+, 2004)
http://www.mpe.mpg.de/~m31novae/opt/m31 : Optical novae in M31
Byte-by-byte Description of file: table11.dat
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Bytes Format Units Label Explanations
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1- 15 A15 "Y/M/D" Obs UT Date of observation midpoint
18- 24 F7.3 d Time Time after optical peak of observation midpoint
28- 34 F7.3 d Start Julian Date of observation start +2457000.5
38- 44 F7.3 d End Julian Date of observation end +2457000.5
49- 62 A14 --- Tel Telescope+Instrumentation used; where known
66- 67 I2 --- Nexp [0/75] Number of single exposures making up
observation (0=unknown)
70- 73 I4 s Exp [0/600] Exposure time of each of single exposures
(0=unknown)
79- 80 A2 --- Filt Filter used (BVRIHu'r'i'z')
84- 88 F5.1 --- SNR [0/176] Signal to noise ratio of detection
(0=unknown or undetected (if no e_mag))
93 A1 --- l_mag Upper limit flag on mag
94- 99 F6.3 mag mag [12.5/23.7] Apparent magnitude in Filt
(or upper limit)
102-107 F6.3 mag e_mag [0.008/0.5]? Uncertainty in mag
110-112 A3 --- Ref Reference associated with data point (1)
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Note (1): Reference as follows:
a = Darnley et al. (2015ATel.7965....1D 2015ATel.7965....1D)
b = Shafter et al. (2015ATel.7967....1S 2015ATel.7967....1S)
c = Hornoch et al. (2015ATel.7969....1H 2015ATel.7969....1H)
d = Darnley et al. (2015ATel.7980....1D 2015ATel.7980....1D)
e = Henze et al. (2015ATel.7984....1H 2015ATel.7984....1H)
f = Darnley et al. (2015ATel.8029....1D 2015ATel.8029....1D)
g = Arai et al. (2015ATel.7979....1A 2015ATel.7979....1A)
h = Chen et al. (2015ATel.7974....1C 2015ATel.7974....1C)
i = Hornoch et al. (2015ATel.7976....1H 2015ATel.7976....1H)
j = Shafter (2015ATel.7968....1S 2015ATel.7968....1S)
k = Darnley et al. (2015ATel.7964....1D 2015ATel.7964....1D)
l = Fabrika et al. (2015ATel.8033....1F 2015ATel.8033....1F)
m = Hornoch & Fabrika (2015ATel.8038....1H 2015ATel.8038....1H).
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Byte-by-byte Description of file: table12.dat
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Bytes Format Units Label Explanations
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1- 15 A15 "Y/M/D" Obs UT Date of observation midpoint
18- 24 F7.3 d Time Time after optical peak of observation midpoint
28- 34 F7.3 d Start Julian Date of observation start +2457000.5
38- 44 F7.3 d End Julian Date of observation end +2457000.5
49- 67 A19 --- Tel Telescope+Instrumentation used; where known
71- 77 A7 --- Filt Filter pair used to determine color (B-V, V-r',
i'-z', r'-i', u'-B and uvw1-u')
79- 84 F6.3 mag Color [-1.8/0.7] Apparent color in Filt
88- 92 F5.3 mag e_Color [0.01/0.4] Uncertainty in Color
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Byte-by-byte Description of file: table13.dat
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1- 13 A13 --- ObsID Identification of Swift observation
16- 19 F4.2 ks Exp Dead-corrected Swift/XRT exposure time
22- 36 A15 "Y/M/D" Date UT Date of observation midpoint
39- 46 F8.2 d Start Julian Date of observation start +2457000.5
50- 54 F5.2 d Time Time after optical peak of observation start
58 A1 --- l_m2mag Upper limit flag on m2mag
59- 62 F4.1 mag m2mag [16.8/19]? Swift/UVOT uvm2 band
apparent magnitude
66- 68 F3.1 mag e_m2mag [0.2]? Uncertainty in m2mag
71 A1 --- l_w1mag Upper limit flag on w1mag
72- 75 F4.1 mag w1mag [17/20.5]? Swift/UVOT uvw1 band apparent
magnitude
79- 81 F3.1 mag e_w1mag [0.1/0.4]? Uncertainty in w1mag
84 A1 --- l_CRate Upper limit flag on CRate
85- 88 F4.1 10-2ct/s CRate [0.7/31] Swift/XRT count rate
92- 94 F3.1 10-2ct/s e_CRate [0.3/0.9]? Uncertainty in CRate
97 A1 --- l_LX Upper limit flag on LX
98-101 F4.1 10+31W LX [0.5/23] X-ray luminosity; 1e38 erg/s
105-107 F3.1 10+31W e_LX [0.2/0.7]? Uncertainty in LX
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