Discovery of the Optical Counterpart of the X-Ray Nova GRO J1655-40
Volume 23 number 2 (1995)
- Jerome A. Orosz
- Astronomy Department, Yale University, New Haven, CT
Abstract
A new X-ray nova was discovered in July 1994 by the Compton Gamma Ray Observatory, and was designated GRO J1655-40. Our group at Yale promptly discovered the optical counterpart. Radio observations of the optical counterpart detected jets expanding at relativistic speeds.