J/PAZh/28/764    UBVR photometry of Nova Mon 2002 (V838 Mon)  (Goranskii+, 2002)
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Nova Monocetoris 2002 (V838 Mon) at early outburst stages
    Goranskii V.P., Kusakin A.V., Metlova N.V., Shugarov S.Yu., Barsukova E.A.,
    Borisov N.V.
   <Pis'ma Astron. Zh. 28, 764 (2002)>
   =2002PAZh...28..764G
   =2002AstL...28..691G
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ADC_Keywords: Novae; Photometry; Spectroscopy

Abstract:
    UBVR photometric and spectroscopic observations of V838 Mon during the
    outbursts.

Objects:
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       RA   (2000)   DE       Designation(s)
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    07 04 04.85  -03 50 51.1  V838 Mon = NOVA Mon 2002 = IRAS 07015-0346
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File Summary:
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  FileName   Lrecl  Records   Explanations
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ReadMe          80        .   This file
table2.dat      19       26   Photographic observations of V838 Mon before its
                               discovery
table3.dat      48       92   Observations of V838 Mon
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Table 1: Measurements of V838 Mon sky surveys.
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    JD          Time     Magnitude  Accuracy  Band  Survey
                            mag        mag
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  2433298.8   1953.0445    15.95      0.08     B    POSS-I
  2433298.8   1953.0445    14.60      0.08     R    POSS-I
  2445350.7   1983.0431    15.65      0.08     B    UKST
  2445352.0   1983.045     14.77      0.08     R    UKST
  2447590.5   1989.173     14.89      0.08     R    UKST
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Byte-by-byte Description of file: table2.dat
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   Bytes Format Units   Label     Explanations
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   1- 11  F11.3 d       JD        Julian date
  14- 18  F5.2  mag     Bmag      B magnitude
      19  A1    ---   u_Bmag      rms uncertainty on Bmag
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Byte-by-byte Description of file: table3.dat
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   Bytes  Format  Units   Label   Explanations
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   1- 12   F12.4   d      JD      [2452288/2452354] Julian date
  15- 19   F5.2    mag    Umag    ? U magnitude
  22- 26   F5.2    mag    Bmag    ? B magnitude
  29- 33   F5.2    mag    Vmag    ? V magnitude
  36- 39   F4.2    mag    Rmag    ? R magnitude
  42- 44   A3      ---    Obs     Observer (1)
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Note (1): Observers:
           B: E.A. Barsukova; G: V.P. Goranskii
           K: A.V. Kusakin
           M: N.V. Metlova
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(End)                  Veta Avedisova (INASAN)                       17-Feb-2002
