The Coronal Lines of the High-excitation, Fe ii-type Nova V2467 Cygni

Abstract

Abstract Optical and infrared spectra are presented for the nova V2467 Cygni from the period of its maximum excitation. The spectra indicate exceptionally high excitation for a Fe ii-type nova, exhibiting [Si x] 1.4305 μm and several emission lines that we associate with C vi. Along with numerous coronal features, V2467 Cygni also displayed low-excitation nebular lines. A CLOUDY analysis indicates a temperature of 5.5 × 105 for its exciting source, a very heterogeneous emission line region, and an ejected mass ≥1.5 × 10−4 L ☉.