SIMBAD references

R. J. Rudy, T. R. Prater, and R. W. Russell, The Aerospace Corporation; R. C. Puetter, University of California at San Diego; and R. B. Perry, NASA, report on 0.9- to 2.5-micron spectroscopy obtained on Nov. 26.4 UT (using the Aerospace Near-Infrared Imaging Spectrograph on the 3-m Shane reflector of Lick Observatory) of the possible nova reported on CBETs 2050 and 2053. Very strong, broad emission lines confirm this object as a nova. The width of the lines (FWHM = 4000 km/s) and the very rapid spectral development (the He I 1.083-micron line is already the strongest in the spectrum), suggest that this object may be a nova of the helium/nitrogen type. In addition to strong helium and nitrogen, the object also has a very bright O I line at 1.1287 microns. The He I 1.083-micron line shows a P-Cyg absorption extending to 3600 km/s.