RS Ophiuchi

GPTKB entity

Statements (51)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf supernova
gptkbp:accretionSource red giant wind
gptkbp:apparentMagnitude +0.7 (quiescence)
-7.5 (outburst)
~12.5 (quiescence)
~4.8 (outburst)
gptkbp:binarySystem yes
gptkbp:catalogueNumber BD+01 3479
HD 162214
HIP 87196
SAO 123139
gptkbp:component white dwarf
red supergiant
gptkbp:declination +01° 43′ 56.1″
gptkbp:discoveredBy 1898
gptkbp:distanceFromEarth ~5,000 light-years
gptkbp:eruptionMechanism thermonuclear runaway on white dwarf
gptkbp:firstRecordedOutburst 1898
gptkbp:hasOpticalEmission yes
gptkbp:hasRadioEmission yes
gptkbp:hasXRayEmission yes
gptkbp:hostedBy gptkb:Milky_Way
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label RS Ophiuchi
gptkbp:infraredPort yes
gptkbp:isProgenitorOf potential Type Ia supernova
gptkbp:lastOutburst 2021
gptkbp:lightCurveType fast nova
gptkbp:locatedIn constellation Ophiuchus
gptkbp:massRedGiant ~0.7 solar masses
gptkbp:massWhiteDwarf ~1.2-1.4 solar masses
gptkbp:notable_for 2021 outburst observed in multiple wavelengths
gptkbp:notableFor frequent nova eruptions
gptkbp:novaRemnantObserved yes
gptkbp:orbitType 455.72 days
gptkbp:otherName Nova Ophiuchi 1898
gptkbp:outburstDuration few weeks
gptkbp:outburstInterval ~15-20 years
gptkbp:outburstPeakBrightness magnitude 4.8
gptkbp:outburstsObserved 1898, 1933, 1958, 1967, 1985, 2006, 2021
gptkbp:parallax 0.65 mas
gptkbp:quiescentBrightness magnitude 12.5
gptkbp:researchInterest nova physics, binary evolution, supernova progenitors
gptkbp:rightAscension 17h 50m 13.16s
gptkbp:SIMBADID RS+Oph
gptkbp:spectralType M2III
gptkbp:studiedBy astronomers worldwide
gptkbp:variableStar supernova
RS Oph
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Ophiuchus_constellation
gptkb:the_serpent-bearer
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7