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Nature 422, 405-408 (27 March 2003) | doi:10.1038/nature01508;

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An energetic stellar outburst accompanied by circumstellar light echoes

Some classes of stars, including novae and supernovae, undergo explosive outbursts that eject stellar material into space. In 2002, the previously unknown variable star V838 Monocerotis brightened suddenly by a factor of |[sim]|104.

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