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Nova in Cygnus

Proper Name	Schmidt’s Nova
Bayer Designation	None
Flamsteed Number	None
HR (BSC)	8296
HD	None
Variable Desgination	Q Cygni
Other Desginations	Nova Cygni 1876, NGC 7114
Constellation	Cygnus
Right Ascension	21h 41m 44s
Declination	+42° 50' 29"
Distance	c. 4,500 light years c. 1,400 parsecs
Magnitude	Apparent: +15.60 Absolute: +4.91 (At its brightest in 1876, this nova reached an apparent magnitude of +3)
Spectral Class	pec (classical nova) (The system consists of a white dwarf orbited by a K5V orange dwarf)
Optimum Visibility	August / September

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