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The orbital period of the recurrent nova V2487 Oph revealed

The orbital period of the recurrent nova V2487 Oph revealed

ABSTRACT We present the first reliable determination of the orbital period of the recurrent nova V2487 Oph (Nova Oph 1998). We derived a value of 0.753 ± 0.016 d (18.1 ± 0.4 h) from the radial velocity curve of the intense He ii λ4686 emission line as detected in time-series …