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T Aurigae (or Nova Aurigae 1891) was a nova, which lit up in the constellation Auriga in 1891. It reached a brightness of 3.8 mag and decreased within 100 days by around 3 mag.
Today T Aurigae has a brightness of 15 mag.
It was discovered by Thomas David Anderson on February 1, several months after its peak. Anderson later discovered Nova Persei 1901.
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