CT Serpentis (also known as Nova Serpentis 1948) was a
nova that appeared in the
constellation Serpens
Serpens ( grc, , , the Serpent) is a constellation in the northern celestial hemisphere. One of the 48 constellations listed by the 2nd-century astronomer Ptolemy, it remains one of the 88 modern constellations designated by the International ...
in 1948. It was discovered by Ramze Alexander Bartaya at
Abastumani Observatory on 9 April 1946.
It is thought to have reached
magnitude
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6.0,
[ but this is an extrapolation of its light curve as it was not observed until 9 April 1948 when it was at magnitude 9.0 and fading—clearly past its maximum.]
References
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1948 in science
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