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Appearance V462 Lupi, also known as Nova Lupi 2025,[3] is a bright nova in the constellation Lupus discovered by All Sky Automated Survey for SuperNovae (ASAS-SN) on 12 June 2025.[1] At the time of its discovery, it had an apparent visual magnitude of 8.7.[1] It was classified as a nova on 14 June 2025.[4] By 18 June 2025, it had brightened to magnitude 5.7, making it just visible to the naked eye.[5] See also[edit] List of novae in the Milky Way galaxy References[edit] - ^ a b c d "AT 2025nlr". Transient Name Server.

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