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| name | constellation | created_by | created_date | updated_by | updated_date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nova Delphini 1967 | Del | editor.cs | 2023-11-05 16:49:26.449991 | editor.cs | 2023-11-05 16:49:26.449994 |
The constellation was made famous by a nova discovered on July 8, 1967 by English teacher and amateur astronomers G. Alcock, who also discovered the Nova Vulpeculae in 1968. This peculiar nova gradually brightened and became visible to the naked eye, then its brightness irregularly fluctuated and weakened again in December 1967. According to records, it is the "slowest nova". Its current magnitude is approximately 12.7mag, making it visible with a slightly larger amateur telescope.