V603 Aquilae

V603 Aquilae
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**V603 Aquilae or Nova Aquilae 1918**
Observation data Epoch J2000 Equinox J2000
Constellation	Aquila
Right ascension	18^h 48^m 54.6366^s
Declination	+00° 35′ 02.863″
Apparent magnitude (V)	11.64
Characteristics
Spectral type	sd:Be+
B-V color index	-0.2 ± 0.5
Variable type	Variable star
Astrometry
Radial velocity (R_v)	-23 km/s
Proper motion (μ)	RA: 10.81 mas/yr Dec.: -8.86 mas/yr
Parallax (π)	4.21 ± 2.59 mas
Distance	approx. 800 ly (approx. 200 pc)
Absolute magnitude (M_V)	11.65
Details

Radius	0,72 R_☉
Luminosity	-0,14594 L_☉
Temperature	145 K

Other designations
Nova Aql 1918, Nova Aquilae 1918, EM* CDS 1028, HD 174107, 1RXS J184854.7+003501, ALS 9992, 1ES 1846+00.5, HIC 92316, SBC7 706, AN 7.1918, FASTT 1189, HIP 92316, UBV M 51004, CSI+00-18463, GCRV 68659, KPD 1846+0031, 2E 1846.3+0031, LS IV +00 3, 2E 4138, GSC 00448-00423, 2MASS J18485464+0035030, EM* RJHA 116, HBHA 202-05, PLX 4341, AAVSO 1843+00.
Database references
SIMBAD	data
Data sources:
Hipparcos Catalogue, CCDM (2002), Bright Star Catalogue (5th rev. ed.)

V603 Aquilae (or Nova Aquilae 1918) was a bright nova occurring in Aquila in 1918.

It reached a magnitude of −1.4, and was the brightest nova of modern times.

Reference

Selvelli, P. L.; Cassatella, A. (1981). "Nova AQL 1918 - A nude old nova". In: Effects of mass loss on stellar evolution; Proceedings of the Fifty-ninth Colloquium, Trieste, Italy, September 15-19, 1980. (A82-33926 16-90) Dordrecht, D. Reidel Publishing Co.: 515-522. http://adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/1981ASSL...89..515S.
Image V603 Aquilae

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