2009CBET.2076....2M

U. Munari, Istituto Nazionale di Astrofisica, Padova Astronomical Observatory; and P. Valisa, Asiago Novae and Symbiotic Stars (ANS) collaboration, report that their spectroscopy (range 390-860 nm, dispersion 0.22 nm/pixel; range 544-704 nm at 0.072 nm/pixel) with the Varese 0.6-m telescope on Dec. 15.8 UT shows that this object is indeed a nova, of the Fe II type, with Balmer and Fe II lines in emission and displaying P-Cyg profiles. Strong interstellar lines and diffuse interstellar bands suggest a high reddening. The absorption component of the Balmer P-Cyg line profiles has a FWHM of 560 km/s and is displaced by -620 km/s with respect to the emission component, whose FWHM is 1025 km/s. Fe II multiplets 42 and 49 are in emission with P-Cyg profiles, too. The H_alpha/Hbeta flux ratio is 5.7, and H_alpha has an equivalent width of 0.69 nm. The continuum is characterized by the deep absorption lines characteristic of novae close to their maximum brightness.