Nova Sagittae 2026 or V488 Sagittae (N Sge 2026 / PNV J19450648+1822422) erupted on August 25, 2026, making it one of the most accessible Milky Way transients of the year due to its high altitude in the summer sky.
What it is: A classical nova caused by a thermonuclear explosion on the surface of a white dwarf that is actively pulling in material from a companion star in a close binary system.
Prior to the outburst, the progenitor star was a faint speck down around magnitude 19 to 21, but it rapidly flared up by tens of thousands of times in brightness. Because it is sitting right around 7th magnitude, it is easily reachable with standard binoculars, even from urban or suburban backyards, though it remains just below the threshold of naked-eye visibility
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