List of novae in 2018

Host galaxies of novae discovered in 2018

Milky Way: 15 (30.6%)
Andromeda Galaxy: 23 (46.9%)
Messier 81: 8 (16.3%)
Triangulum Galaxy: 1 (2.0%)
Messier 83: 1 (2.0%)
NGC 45: 1 (2.0%)

The following is a list of all novae that are known to have occurred in 2018. A nova is an energetic astronomical event caused by a white dwarf accreting matter from a star it is orbiting (typically a red giant, whose outer layers are more weakly attached than smaller, denser stars) Alternatively, novae can rarely be caused by a pair of stars merging with each other, however such events are vastly less common than novae caused by white dwarfs.

In 2018, 15 novae were discovered in the Milky Way, 14 being classical novae, and 1 being a dwarf nova of a previously known variable star, V392 Persei, which was discovered in 1972. An additional 23 novae were discovered in the Andromeda Galaxy, 8 in Messier 81, 1 in the Triangulum Galaxy, and 1 in Messier 83. A single luminous red nova was observed in NGC 45.

class=notpageimage| The sky locations of the 15 known galactic novae in 2018. Red dots are classical novae, orange dots are dwarf novae, yellow dots are luminous red novae, and blue dots are recurring novae.

In the Milky Way

Nova name	Discovery date	Constellation	Right ascension	Declination	Peak brightness (v)	Distance (light-years)	Absolute magnitude (v)	Nova type	Origin system identified?	Companion star spectral type
V357 Muscae	2018/01/14	Musca	11 26 15.03	−65° 31′ 24.3″	6.5	11500+6900 −3100	−6.2+0.7 −1.0	Classical	Yes	F9V/G0V
V1661 Scorpii	2018/01/17	Scorpius	17 18 06.41	−32° 04′ 27.2″	10.2	?	?	Classical	Yes	?
FM Circini	2018/01/19	Circinus	13 53 27.61	−67° 25′ 00.9″	5.9	9400+3700 −2100	−6.4+0.6 −0.7	Classical	Yes	G1V
V1662 Scorpii	2018/02/06	Scorpius	16 48 49.64	−44° 57′ 03.0″	10.1	?	?	Classical	Yes	?
V3664 Ophiuchi	2018/02/12	Ophiuchus	17 24 39.96	−24° 21′ 47.4″	12.5	45000+99999 −28000	−3.2+2.1 −1.7	Classical	Yes	M0II/III
V1663 Scorpii	2018/02/24	Scorpius	17 03 47.51	−38° 16′ 57.1″	12.3	3400+99999 −1800	2.2+1.6 −7.3	Classical	Maybe	?
V3665 Ophiuchi	2018/03/10	Ophiuchus	17 14 02.55	−28° 49′ 23.9″	9.4	?	?	Classical	Yes	?
V906 Carinae	2018/03/20	Carina	10 36 15.43	−59° 35′ 53.7″	5.9	22000+99999 −17000	−8.2+3.7 −3.3	Classical	Yes	?
V435 Canis Majoris	2018/03/24	Canis Major	07 13 45.90	−21° 12′ 33.0″	12.0	?	?	Classical	Maybe	?
V5857 Sagittarii	2018/04/08	Sagittarius	18 04 09.45	−18° 03′ 55.9″	10.8	?	?	Classical	Yes	?
V392 Per	2018/04/29	Perseus	04 43 21.37	47° 21′ 25.9″	6.3	?	?	dwarf nova & nova	Yes	?
V408 Lupi	2018/06/03	Lupus	15 38 43.86	−47° 44′ 42.0″	9.0	2910+1700 −780	−0.8+0.7 −1.0	Classical	Maybe	K7V?
V613 Scuti	2018/06/29	Scutum	18 29 22.96	−14° 30′ 44.0″	10.3	?	?	Classical	Yes	?
V3666 Ophiuchi	2018/08/08	Ophiuchus	17 42 24.10	−20° 53′ 08.8″	9.0	?	?	Classical	No	?
V556 Normae	2018/10/13	Norma	16 14 32.92	−53° 30′ 14.7″	10.2	?	?	Classical	Yes	?

In the Andromeda Galaxy

Novae are also frequently spotted in the Andromeda Galaxy, and are even slightly more commonly found than in the Milky Way, as there is less intervening dust to prevent their detection. Furthermore, Andromeda is circumpolar for observers north of latitude +48-50, roughly the latitude of the Canadian-American border, allowing observers north of that to search for transients all year.

In 2018, 23 novae were seen in the Andromeda galaxy.

Nova name	Discovery date	Right ascension	Declination	Peak brightness (v)	Absolute magnitude (v)
PNV J00444425+4142449	2018/01/10	00 44 44.25	41° 42′ 44.9″	18.4	-6.1
PNV J00431577+4118393	2018/01/12	00 43 15.77	41° 18′ 39.3″	17.8	-6.7
PNV J00423439+4044255	2018/02/07	00 42 34.39	40° 44′ 25.5″	16.7	-7.8
PNV J00415059+4125499	2018/02/22	00 41 50.59	41° 25′ 49.9″	17.9	-6.6
PNV J00424041+4112522	2018/03/21	00 42 40.41	41° 12′ 52.2″	18.1	-6.4
PNV J00425509+4119009	2018/04/03	00 42 55.09	41° 19′ 00.9″	17.6	-6.9
PNV J00421895+4113524	2018/04/19	00 42 18.95	41° 13′ 52.4″	16.9	-7.6
PNV J00415353+4114121	2018/04/29	00 41 53.53	41° 14′ 12.1″	17.5	-7.0
PNV J00434212+4122349	2018/05/19	00 43 42.12	41° 22′ 34.9″	17.0	-7.5
PNV J00424144+4117377	2018/06/26	00 42 41.44	41° 17′ 37.7″	17.1	-7.4
PNV J00414889+4109148	2018/07/01	00 41 48.89	41° 09′ 14.8″	17.4	-7.1
PNV J00420765+4119438	2018/07/12	00 42 07.65	41° 19′ 43.8″	17.3	-7.2
PNV J00425261+4118409	2018/07/15	00 42 52.61	41° 18′ 40.9″	18.6	-5.9
PNV J00425074+4115461	2018/07/31	00 42 50.74	41° 15′ 46.1″	19.1	-5.4
PNV J00424214+4114457	2018/08/02	00 42 42.14	41° 14′ 45.7″	17.5	-7.0
PNV J00392190+4015488	2018/08/13	00 39 21.90	40° 15′ 48.8″	19.0	-5.5
PNV J00451587+4210269	2018/08/21	00 45 15.87	42° 10′ 26.9″	17.9	-6.6
PNV J00424990+4123348	2018/10/11	00 42 49.90	41° 23′ 34.8″	17.9	-6.6
PNV J00424012+4117273	2018/10/13	00 42 40.12	41° 17′ 27.3″	17.5	-7.0
TCP J00420310+4102331	2018/10/15	00 42 03.10	41° 02′ 33.1″	18.0	-6.5
PNV J00424065+4111080	2018/12/03	00 42 40.65	41° 11′ 08.0″	18.7	-5.8
PNV J00424241+4119411	2018/12/17	00 42 42.41	41° 19′ 41.1″	18.2	-6.3
PNV J00432462+4120222	2018/12/22	00 43 24.62	41° 20′ 22.2″	18.0	-6.5
PNV J00424380+4117208	2018/12/23	00 42 43.80	41° 17′ 20.8″	17.5	-7.0

In other galaxies

Any galaxy within 20 million light-years of the Sun could theoretically have nova events bright enough to be detected from Earth, although in practice most are only detected in galaxies within 10-15 million light-years of the Milky Way, such as the Triangulum Galaxy, Messier 81, Messier 82, Messier 83, and Messier 94.

In 2018, of the ten novae observed in other galaxies than the Milky Way or the Andromeda Galaxy, eight were in Messier 81, with the remaining two from the Triangulum Galaxy and Messier 83. A luminous red nova, probably caused by the merger of two stars, occurred in NGC 45.

Nova name	Discovery date	Host galaxy	Right ascension	Declination	Peak brightness (v)	Distance (million light-years)	Absolute magnitude (v)	Type
PNV J13370978-2956576	2018/01/28	Messier 83	13 37 09.78	−29° 56′ 57.6″	20.7	15.2	-7.6	Classical
PNV J09555926+6903517	2018/01/30	Messier 81	09 55 59.26	69° 03′ 51.7″	20.3	11.5	-7.4	Classical
PNV J09545236+6904085	2018/02/19	Messier 81	09 54 52.36	69° 04′ 08.5″	20.0	11.5	-7.7	Classical
PNV J09553607+6902141	2018/03/06	Messier 81	09 55 36.07	69° 02′ 14.1″	20.8	11.5	-6.9	Classical
PNV J09551340+6900478	2018/03/20	Messier 81	09 55 13.40	69° 00′ 47.8″	21.2	11.5	-6.5	Classical
PNV J09553194+6909147	2018/04/02	Messier 81	09 55 31.94	69° 09′ 14.7″	20.4	11.5	-7.3	Classical
PNV J09555269+6858409	2018/04/09	Messier 81	09 55 52.69	68° 58′ 40.9″	20.6	11.5	-7.1	Classical
AT 2018bwo	2018/05/22	NGC 45	00 14 01.72	−23° 11′ 35.8″	16.4	32.6	-13.6	Luminous Red Nova
PNV J09560988+6859108	2018/10/12	Messier 81	09 56 09.88	68° 59′ 10.8″	20.1	11.5	-7.6	Classical
PNV J01334673+3032181	2018/10/13	Triangulum Galaxy	01 33 46.73	30° 32′ 18.1″	18.1	2.65	-6.4	Classical
PNV J09555246+6902009	2018/11/06	Messier 81	09 55 52.46	69° 02′ 00.9″	20.0	11.5	-7.7	Classical

Notes

In most cases, the spectral type is estimated based on the absolute magnitude

References

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External links

List of all galactic novae

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