View source for Astronomy:Nova Centauri 2013

{{Starbox begin|title=Nova Centauri 2013 (V1369 Centauri)}}
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 | caption = Nova Centauri 2013 as seen with the naked-eye near La Silla Observatory<ref name=ESO-2013-12-10>{{cite news |title= Brand New Image of Nova Centauri 2013 |url= http://www.eso.org/public/images/potw1349a/ |accessdate= 10 December 2013 |newspaper= ESO Picture of the Week }}</ref> 
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 | names = Nova&nbsp;Centauri&nbsp;2013, [[Astronomy:Nova|Nova]]&nbsp;Cen&nbsp;2013, [[Astronomy:Variable star designation|V1369]]&nbsp;Centauri, V1369&nbsp;Cen,  PNV&nbsp;J13544700-5909080, PNV&nbsp;J1354-5909<ref name=SIMBAD/>
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'''Nova Cen 2013''' or '''V1369 Cen''' ('''PNV J13544700-5909080''') was a bright [[Astronomy:Nova|nova]] in the constellation [[Astronomy:Centaurus|Centaurus]]. It was discovered on December 2, 2013 by amateur astronomer John {{not a typo|Seach}} in {{wipe|Australia}} with a [[Astronomy:Magnitude|magnitude]] of 5.5.<ref name=UniverseToday-2013-12-04>{{cite web |url= http://www.universetoday.com/106932/a-naked-eye-nova-erupts-in-centaurus/ |title= A Naked Eye Nova Erupts in Centaurus |last= Dickinson |first= David |publisher= Universe Today |date= 2013-12-04 |accessdate= 2013-12-06 }}</ref><ref name="aavso">{{cite web |url= http://www.aavso.org/aavso-alert-notice-492 |title= Alert Notice 492: Nova Centauri 2013 = PNV J13544700-5909080 |publisher= [[Organization:American Association of Variable Star Observers|American Association of Variable Star Observers]] |date= 2013-12-04 |accessdate= 2013-12-06 }}</ref>
On December 14, 2013 it peaked at about magnitude 3.3, making it the brightest nova so far of this millennium.<ref>IAU Circ., 9266, 2 (2013). Edited by Green, D. W. E.</ref>

Nova Centauri 2013 was observed emitting gamma-rays between 7–10 December 2013 by the Fermi Gamma-ray Space Telescope.<ref>Astronomer's Telegram #5649</ref> The nova continued to brighten in gamma-rays and the peak coincided with the second optical maximum on 11 December 2013.<ref>Astronomer's Telegram #5653</ref>

The Swift Gamma-Ray Burst Mission detected X-ray emission from Nova Centauri 2013 on 18 and 25 February 2014 and 8 March 2014.<ref>Astronomer's Telegram #5966</ref>

In July 2015 it was announced that [[Chemistry:Lithium|lithium]] has been detected in material ejected from Nova Centauri 2013. This is the first time lithium has been detected in a nova system.<ref name=eso1531>{{cite web|title=First Detection of Lithium from an Exploding Star|url=http://www.eso.org/public/news/eso1531/|website=ESO|accessdate=29 July 2015|archiveurl=https://www.webcitation.org/6aNmJZ6sh?url=http://www.eso.org/public/news/eso1531/|archivedate=29 July 2015}}</ref>{{Dubious|Talk section name|reason=The discovery of Lithium in another nova, Delphi 2013, was announced in February 2015, see https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2015/02/150219085831.htm|date=January 2018}} The amount detected was less than a billionth of the mass of the [[Astronomy:Sun|Sun]].<ref name=eso1531 /> This finding is significant because it supports a theory that the extra lithium found in Population I stars (compared to Population II stars) comes from novae.<ref name=eso1531 />

==See also==
* List of novae in the Milky Way galaxy

==References==
{{Reflist|
<ref name=SIMBAD>{{cite web
|url= http://simbad.u-strasbg.fr/simbad/sim-basic?Ident=Nova+Centauri+2013&submit=SIMBAD+search
|title= NOVA Cen 2013 – Nova 
|publisher= SIMBAD
|accessdate= 2015-02-20
}}</ref>
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* [http://www.cbat.eps.harvard.edu/unconf/followups/J13544700-5909080.html Central Bureau for Astronomical Telegrams – Transient Object Followup Reports – PNV J13544700-5909080]

==External links==
* [http://www.skyandtelescope.com/astronomy-news/observing-news/naked-eye-nova-in-centaurus/ Naked-Eye Nova in Centaurus]
* [http://www.aavso.org/lcg/plot?auid=000-BLF-802&starname=NOVA+CEN+2013&lastdays=&start=2456628.5000&stop=2456742.5&obscode=&obscode_symbol=2&obstotals=yes&calendar=calendar&forcetics=&grid=on&visual=on&r=on&fainterthan=on&bband=on&v=on&unvalidated=on&pointsize=1&width=800&height=450&mag1=&mag2=&mean=&vmean=? Light Curve Generator: AAVSO Data for Nova CEN 2013]
*[http://www.aavso.org/vsx/index.php?view=detail.top&oid=358927 International Variable Star Index]

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[[Category:Novae|Centauri 2013, Nova]]
[[Category:Centaurus (constellation)|PNV J13544700-5909080]]
[[Category:Objects with variable star designations|Centauri, V1369]]



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