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The optical counterpart of A0620—00 before its eruption

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AN accurate position of the optical counterpart of A0620—00 discovered by Boley and Wolfson1 has made possible the identification of the image of the star on the Palomar Observatory Sky Survey (POSS) charts.

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  1. Astronomy Centre, University of Sussex, Falmer, Sussex, UK

    M. J. WARD

  2. Royal Greenwich Observatory, Sussex, UK

    M. J. WARD

  3. Royal Greenwich Observatory, Herstmonceux, Sussex, UK

    M. V. PENSTON, C. A. MURRAY & E. D. CLEMENTS

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WARD, M., PENSTON, M., MURRAY, C. et al. The optical counterpart of A0620—00 before its eruption. Nature 257, 659–660 (1975). https://doi.org/10.1038/257659b0

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