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CP Lacertae (also known as Nova Lacertae 1936 or CP Lac) was a nova, which lit up in 1936 in the constellation Lacerta. It reached a brightness of 2.1 mag. The brightness of CP Lacertae decreased after the outbreak in 9 days by 3 mag.
It was discovered independently by several observers including Leslie Peltier in the USA and E. Loreta in Italy.
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