The pre-Nova Lightcurve of KT Eri (Nova Eridani 2009)
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2009
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Here we report on historical observations of the pre-Nova source of KT Eri (Nova Eridani 2009). Following the detection of the possible Nova at mag 8.1 by Yamaoka et al. (2009, CBET#2050), we carried out a search of Catalina Sky Survey 0.7m data covering the location of this event. Photometry of the source was found with dates between 2005-01-17 and 2009-11-18 UT. The Nova was clearly seen in outburst in images taken on Nov.