A reference catalogue and atlas of galactic novae

This catalogue and atlas contains information on 277 objects, mainly classical novae and related objects (recurrent novae, X-ray novae, dwarf novae with long cycle lengths, symbiotic stars and suspected new stars). For most objects, brightness ranges, accurate positions, finding charts and selected bibliographies are given.Based in part on observations collected at the European Southern Observatory, La Silla, Chile, the Centro Astronomico Hispano-Aleman Calar Alto, operated by the Max-Planck-Institut für Astronomie, Heidelberg, and on measurements made at the European Southern Observatory, Garching, F.R.G.