DI Lacertae or Nova Lacertae 1910 was a nova which lit up in the constellation Lacerta in 1910. A nova (pl novae or novas) is a Cataclysmic nuclear explosion caused by the accretion of hydrogen onto the surface of a White In common usage a constellation is a group of celestial bodies that are connected together in some arrangement typically stars to form a visible figure or picture For the biological genus of lizards see Lacerta (genus. Lacerta (ləˈsɝtə Lizard) is one of the 88 official Constellations Year 1910 ( MCMX) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting It reached a brightness of 4. 6 mag. The apparent magnitude ( m) of a celestial body is a measure of its Brightness as seen by an observer on Earth, normalized to the value Its brightness decreased in 37 days by 3 mag. Today its brightness is 14 mag.
It was discovered by T. H. E. C. Espin. The Reverend Thomas Henry Espinell Compton Espin or T H E C Espin ( May 28 1858 &ndash December 2 1934) was a British Astronomer
Coordinates
- Right ascension: 22h 35m 47s. Right ascension (abbrev RA; symbol α) is the Astronomical term for one of the two Coordinates of a point on the Celestial sphere 98
- Declination: +52° 42' 57". In Astronomy, declination (abbrev dec or δ) is one of the two coordinates of the Equatorial coordinate system, the other being either 7