Details of the Classification of Symbiotic Stars: The Case of the Symbiotic Nova AG Peg

• Main Authors: Tatarnikova A. A., Burlak M. A., Popolitova D. V., Tarasova T. N., Tatarnikov A. M.
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: De Gruyter 2016-09-01
• Series: Open Astronomy
• Subjects: stars: binaries: symbiotic; stars: individual (ag peg)
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.1515/astro-2017-0137
• ISSN: 2543-6376

We analyze archival and modern spectroscopic and photometric observations of the oldest known symbiotic nova AG Peg. Its new outburst (which began in 2015 June) differs greatly from the first one (which occurred in the mid-1850s). Fast photometric evolution of the new outburst is similar to that of Z And-type outbursts. However, the SED of AG Peg during the 2015 outburst, as well as during the quiescence, can be fitted by a standard three-component model (cool component + hot component + nebula), which is not common for an Z And-type outburst.