V841 Ophiuchi

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title: V841 Ophiuchi
text: V841 Ophiuchi was a bright nova discovered by John Russell Hind on 27 April 1848. It was the first object of its type discovered since 1670. At the time of its discovery, it had an apparent magnitude of 5.6, but may have reached magnitude 2 at its peak, making it easily visible to the naked eye. Near peak brightness it was described as "bright red" or "scarlet", probably due to Hα line emission. Its brightness is currently varying slowly around magnitude 13.5. The area of the sky surrounding thi
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description: Nova seen in 1848 in the constellation Ophiuchus
original url: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/V841_Ophiuchi
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date modified: 2023-06-17T13:52:02Z
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image: {"content_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/2/28/V841OphLocation.png","width":975,"height":1200}
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