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B. Alford (Hendrix College & U of Wyoming), A. Bianchini (U of Padova Italy & U of Wyoming), R. Canterna (U of Wyoming), M. Della Valle (Astronomical Observatory di Arcetri, Florence Italy)
Low resolution spectra at ESO La Silla identify the old nova RS Car (1895) as a ~18 mag star located 7 arcsec southwest from its previous published position. This suggests a much brighter absolute visual magnitude for the old nova, M ~ 5.4. The spectra reveal a continuum energy distribution typical of optically thick accretion discs and a high excitation gas state. The possible detection of the AlO emission band (4843 Angstroms) is discussed.
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