CP Lacertae
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Observation data Epoch J2000.0 Equinox J2000.0 (ICRS) |
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Constellation | Lacerta |
Right ascension | 22h 15m 40.64s |
Declination | +55° 36′ 58.3″ |
Apparent magnitude (V) | 2.1Max. Min. |
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CP Lacertae (Nova Lacertae 1936 or CP Lac) was a nova, which lit up in 1936 in the constellation Lacerta. It reached a brightness of 2.1 mag. The brightness of CP Lacertae decreased after the outbreak in 9 days by 3 mag.
It was discovered independently by several observers including Leslie Peltier in the USA and E. Loreta in Italy.
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