THE EARLY OPTICAL EVOLUTION OF X-RAY NOVA MUSCAE 1991

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DELLAVALLE, M
JARVIS, BJ
WEST, RM
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X-RAYS; BINARIES; ACCRETION; ACCRETION DISKS; BLACK HOLES;
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The optical counterpart of the new transient X-ray source, GRS 1121-68, Nova Muscae 1991, has been identified. We report here the optical position, the optical lightcurve, and two early-stage flux calibrated spectra (4000-8000 angstrom). The available data support the binary nature of Nova Muscae 1991. Similarity with A0620-00 (hereafter V616 Mon 1975) in its early evolutionary stages lead us to consider Nova Muscae 1991 as a possible candidate black hole.
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