V458 Vul (Nova Vul 2007) becomes a highly-variable supersoft X-ray source

Bibcode
2008ATel.1721....1D
Drake, J. J.; Page, K. L.; Osborne, J. P.; Beardmore, A. P.; Ness, J.-U.; Starrfield, S.; Schwarz, G.; Tsujimoto, M.; Wesson, R.; Bode, M.; Rodriguez-Gil, P.; Gaensicke, B.; Steeghs, D.; Knigge, C.; Takei, D.; Zijlstra, A.
Bibliographical reference

The Astronomer's Telegram, #1721

Advertised on:
9
2008
Number of authors
16
IAC number of authors
0
Citations
13
Refereed citations
10
Description
Swift X-ray Telescope (XRT) monitoring observations of V458 Vul (Nova Vul 2007, S. Nakano, IAUC 8861) have found it to be entering a new phase characterised by a highly variable supersoft X-ray component accompanied by partially anti-correlated variations in the ultraviolet. An earlier report of entry into the supersoft phase (ATel #1246) has proven premature. XRT observations obtained from 2008 June 18 - September 1 found the nova to have declined in X-ray luminosity by a factor of 3 to an average of 0.02 count/s in the 0.3-10 keV band compared with the 2007 November-December period (ATel #1603).
Type
Non-refereed
Novae

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