V382 Velorum [SEP] constellation
V382 Velorum
V382 Velorum was a bright nova, which occurred in 1999 in the southern constellation Vela. V382 Velorum reached a brightness of 2.6 magnitude. It was discovered independently by Peter Williams and A. Gilmore.
External links.
- https://web.archive.org/web/20060517025834/http://institutocopernico.org/cartas/v382velb.gif
- https://web.archive.org/web/20050915104557/http://www.tsm.toyama.toyama.jp/curators/aroom/var/nova/1990.htm
Members of the Society have made the following discoveries:
- Comets
- Comet 1998 P1/Williams discovered by life member Peter Williams on 10 August 1998.
- Comet 1999 H1/Lee discovered by member Steven Lee in March 1999.
Each of the two comet discoveries above brought Williams and Lee the Edgar Wilson Award for their discoveries.
- Novae
- Nova V382 Velorum by life member Peter Williams on 23 May 1999 (independently co-discovered by P. Williams and A. Gilmore)
- Nova