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KT Eridani was a bright nova which produced an outburst in 2009 in the constellation Eridanus. It was discovered on 2009 November 25 by K. Itagaki at Yamagata Japan. It was first called Nova Eridani 2009 and is located at 04h 47m 54.21s −10° 10′ 43.1″. In the most common nova systems the white dwarf accretes matter from a main sequence star. However in KT Eri is thought to have a red giant companion star.
