This is a partial list of nova

Nova

A nova is a cataclysmic nuclear explosion in a star caused by the accretion of hydrogen on to the surface of a white dwarf star, which ignites and starts nuclear fusion in a runaway manner...

e in the Milky Way

Milky Way

The Milky Way is the galaxy that contains the Solar System. This name derives from its appearance as a dim un-resolved "milky" glowing band arching across the night sky...

 galaxy that have been discovered and recorded since 1891. Nova

Nova

A nova is a cataclysmic nuclear explosion in a star caused by the accretion of hydrogen on to the surface of a white dwarf star, which ignites and starts nuclear fusion in a runaway manner...

e are stars that undergo dramatic explosions, but unlike supernovae do not result in the destruction of the original star. The likely rate of nova in the Milky Way is about 40 per year, but of these only about 10 per year are discovered by observers as of the 2000s.. This list attempts to include only the brighter or more notable novae.

The Central Bureau for Astronomical Telegrams

Central Bureau for Astronomical Telegrams

The Central Bureau for Astronomical Telegrams is the official international clearing house for information relating to transient astronomical events....

 (CBAT) maintains a more complete list of novae in the Milky Way since 1612.

Year	Nova	Maximum brightness Apparent magnitude The apparent magnitude of a celestial body is a measure of its brightness as seen by an observer on Earth, adjusted to the value it would have in the absence of the atmosphere... A higher magnitude means a lower brightness. i.e. T Aurigae (+3.8) was a brighter nova than HR Lyrae (+6.5)
1891	T Aurigae T Aurigae T Aurigae was a nova, which lit up in the constellation Auriga in 1892. It reached a brightness of 3.8 mag and decreased within 100 days by around 3 mag.Today T Aurigae has a brightness of 15 mag....	+3.8
1898	V1059 Sagittarii V1059 Sagittarii V1059 Sagittarii was a nova, which lit up in 1898 in the constellation Sagittarius. V1059 Sagittarii reached magnitude 4.5....	+4.5
1899	V606 Aquilae V606 Aquilae V606 Aquilae was a nova, which lit up in the constellation Aquila in 1899. It reached 5.5 magnitude.- External links :* * * * * * * * *...	+5.5
1901	GK Persei GK Persei GK Persei was a bright nova occurring in 1901. It reached a maximum magnitude of 0.2, the brightest nova of modern times until Nova Aquilae 1918...	+0.2
1903	DM Geminorum DM Geminorum DM Geminorum or Nova Geminorum 1903 was a nova which appeared in 1903 in the constellation Gemini and reached a brightness of 4.8 mag. Its brightness decreased in 17 days by 3 mag. Today it is only of 16.5 mag.It was discovered by Herbert Hall Turner....	+4.8
1905	V604 Aquilae V604 Aquilae V604 Aquilae or Nova Aquilae 1905 was a nova, which occurred in the constellation Aquila in 1905 with a maximum brightness of 7.6 mag.-External links:* * * *...	+7.3
1910	DI Lacertae DI Lacertae DI Lacertae or Nova Lacertae 1910 was a nova which lit up in the constellation Lacerta in 1910. It reached a brightness of 4.6 mag. Its brightness decreased in 37 days by 3 mag. Today its brightness is 14 mag.It was discovered by T. H. E. C. Espin....	+4.6
1912	DN Geminorum DN Geminorum DN Geminorum or Nova Geminorum 1912 was a nova which lit up in 1912 in the constellation Gemini. It reached a brightness of 3.5 mag. Its brightness decreased in 36 days by 3 mag. Today its brightness is 14 mag.-External links:...	+3.5
1918	V603 Aquilae V603 Aquilae V603 Aquilae was a bright nova occurring in Aquila in 1918.It reached a magnitude of −1.4, and was the brightest nova of modern times.-References:* -External links:* * *...	-1.4
1919	HR Lyrae HR Lyrae HR Lyrae or Nova Lyrae 1919 was a nova which occurred in the constellation Lyra in 1919 with a brightness of 6.5 mag.-External links:*http://www.britastro.org/vss/obj-18.html*http://astro.corlan.net/stars/LYR/HR-LYR.html...	+6.5
1919	V849 Ophiuchi V849 Ophiuchi V849 Ophiuchi or Nova Ophiuchi 1919 was a nova that lit up in 1919 in the constellation Ophiuchus and reached a brightness of 7.4 mag....	+7.4
1920	V476 Cygni V476 Cygni V476 Cygni or Nova Cygni 1920 was a nova which occurred in the constellation Cygnus in 1920. It reached a brightness of 2.0 mag. Nowadays its brightness is 17.09 mag.Coordinates :*Right ascension: 19h 58m 24,6s*Declination: +53° 37’ 07"...	+2.0
1920	T Pyxidis T Pyxidis T Pyxidis is a binary star system in the constellation Pyxis estimated at about from Earth. It contains a sun-like star and a white dwarf. Because of their close proximity and the larger mass of the white dwarf, it draws matter from the larger, less massive star which causes periodic...	+6.4
1925	RR Pictoris RR Pictoris RR Pictoris was a nova, which lit up in the constellation Pictor in 1925. RR Pictoris reached a brightness of 1.2 mag. The brightness of RR Pictoris decreased in 150 days by 3 mag. Today RR Pictoris has a brightness of 9 mag.-External links:...	+1.2
1927	EL Aquilae	+5.5
1927	XX Tauri	+5.9
1933	RS Ophiuchi	+4.3
1934	DQ Herculis DQ Herculis DQ Herculis was a slow, bright nova occurring in Hercules in December 1934. It reached magnitude 1.5.DQ Herculis is the prototype for a category of cataclysmic variable stars called intermediate polars...	+1.4
1936	CP Lacertae CP Lacertae CP Lacertae was a nova, which lit up in 1936 in the constellation Lacerta. It reached a brightness of 2.1 mag. The brightness of CP Lacertae decreased after the outbreak in 9 days by 3 mag.-External links:...	+2.1
1936	V368 Aquilae	+5.0
1939	BT Monocerotis BT Monocerotis BT Monocerotis was a nova, which lit up in the constellation Monoceros in 1939. It was discovered on a spectral plate by Fred L. Whipple on December 23, 1939. BT Monocerotis reached a brightness of 4.5 mag. Its brightness decreased after the outbreak in 36 days by 3 mag...	+4.5
1942	V450 Cygni	+7.0
1942	CP Puppis CP Puppis CP Puppis was a bright nova occurring in the constellation Puppis in 1942.CP Puppis reached magnitude 0.3.Coordinates* Right ascension: 08h 11m 46s* Declination: −35° 21.1’-References:...	+0.3
1943	V500 Aquilae V500 Aquilae V500 Aquilae or Nova Aquilae 1943 was a nova which appaeared in the constellation Aquila in 1943 and reached a brightness of 6.1 mag. Its brightness decreased in 30 days around 3 mag.-External links:* * * * * *...	+6.1
1944	T Pyxidis T Pyxidis T Pyxidis is a binary star system in the constellation Pyxis estimated at about from Earth. It contains a sun-like star and a white dwarf. Because of their close proximity and the larger mass of the white dwarf, it draws matter from the larger, less massive star which causes periodic...	+7.1
1945	V528 Aquilae	+7.0
1946	T Coronae Borealis T Coronae Borealis T Coronae Borealis , informally nicknamed the Blaze Star, is a recurring nova in the constellation Corona Borealis. It normally has a magnitude of about 10, which is near the limit of typical binoculars. It has been seen to outburst twice, reaching magnitude 2.0 on May 12, 1866 and magnitude 3.0...	+3.0
1948	CT Serpentis	+6.0
1948	V465 Cygni	+7.3
1950	DK Lacertae DK Lacertae DK Lacertae was a nova, which lit up in the constellation Lacerta in 1950. DK Lacertae reached magnitude 5.0....	+5.0
1956	RW Ursae Minoris	+6.0
1958	RS Ophiuchi	+5.0
1960	V446 Herculis V446 Herculis V446 Herculis was a nova in the constellation Hercules in 1960. It reached magnitude 2.8.The nova was first observed by Olaf Hassel, on 7 March 1960.L0L-External links:*...	+2.8
1963	V533 Herculis V533 Herculis V533 Herculis was a nova which occurred in 1963 in the constellation Hercules. It reached magnitude 3.-External links:*...	+3.0
1964	QZ Aurigae	+6.0
1967	T Pyxidis T Pyxidis T Pyxidis is a binary star system in the constellation Pyxis estimated at about from Earth. It contains a sun-like star and a white dwarf. Because of their close proximity and the larger mass of the white dwarf, it draws matter from the larger, less massive star which causes periodic...	+6.7
1967	HR Delphini	+3.7
1967	RS Ophiuchi	+5.0
1968	LV Vulpeculae	+5.2
1970	FH Serpentis FH Serpentis FH Serpentis was a nova, which appeared in the constellation Serpens in 1970. It reached magnitude 4.4.-External links:* http://www.tsm.toyama.toyama.jp/curators/aroom/var/nova/1970.htm...	+4.4
1970	V1229 Aquilae	+6.7
1970	V1330 Cygni	+7.5
1971	IV Cephei	+7.0
1975	V1500 Cygni V1500 Cygni V1500 Cygni or Nova Cygni 1975 was a bright nova occurring in 1975 in the constellation Cygnus.V1500 Cygni was discovered on August 29 and reached magnitude 1.7 on the next day. It remained visible to the naked eye for about a week...	+1.7
1975	V373 Scuti V373 Scuti V373 Scuti was a nova, which appeared in 1975 in the constellation Scutum and reached magnitude 6....	+6.0
1976	NQ Vulpeculae NQ Vulpeculae NQ Vulpeculae was a nova with a maximum brightness of 6th magnitude appearing in the constellation Vulpecula.-External links:* http://www.tsm.toyama.toyama.jp/curators/aroom/var/nova/1970.htm* http://www.aavso.org/vstar/vsots/nqvul.shtml...	+6.0
1977	HS Sagittae	+7.2
1978	V1668 Cygni V1668 Cygni V1668 Cygni was a nova that appeared in the constellation Cygnus in 1978 with a maximum brightness of 6th apparent magnitude....	+6.0
1982	V1370 Aquilae	+6.0
1984	PW Vulpeculae	+6.4
1984	QU Vulpeculae QU Vulpeculae QU Vulpeculae was a nova, which occurred in 1984 in the constellation Vulpecula and which reached a brightness of 5.2 mag....	+5.2
1985	RS Ophiuchi	+5.4
1986	V842 Centauri V842 Centauri V842 Centauri was a nova which occurred in 1986 in the constellation Centaurus and which reached a brightness of 4.6 mag.-External links:* * * http://www.tsm.toyama.toyama.jp/curators/aroom/var/nova/1980.htm...	+4.6
1986	OS Andromedae	+6.3
1987	V827 Herculis	+7.5
1987	QV Vulpeculae	+7.0
1991	V838 Herculis V838 Herculis V838 Herculis was a nova which occurred in the constellation Hercules in 1991 and which reached magnitude 5.0.-External links:* http://www.tsm.toyama.toyama.jp/curators/aroom/var/nova/1990.htm* http://www.aavso.org/vstar/vsots/v838her.shtml...	+5.0
1992	V1974 Cygni V1974 Cygni V1974 Cygni or Nova Cygni 1992 was a relatively bright nova in the constellation Cygnus.It was discovered on February 19, 1992 by Peter Collins. At that time it was magnitude 6, the maximum magnitude reached was 4.4. The hydrogen burning on the white dwarf ended two years later, in 1994. This nova...	+4.2
1993	V705 Cassiopeiae	+5.8
1999	V382 Velorum V382 Velorum V382 Velorum was a bright nova, which occurred in 1999 in the southern constellation Vela. V382 Velorum reached a brightness of 2.6 mag. It was discovered by astronomers in Brazil.-External links:* http://www.institutocopernico.org/cartas/v382velb.gif...	+2.6
1999	V1494 Aquilae V1494 Aquilae V1494 Aquilae or NOVA Aquilae 1999 b was a nova which occurred in 1999 in the constellation Aquila and which reached a brightness of 4.0 mag.-References:* -External links:* * * * * * *...	+4.0
2006	RS Ophiuchi	+4.5
2007	V1280 Scorpii V1280 Scorpii V1280 Scorpii is a nova observed in February 2007 in the constellation Scorpius, just south of M62. The nova was a 9th magnitude object when it was discovered independently by Yuji Nakamura and Yukio Sakurai from Japan, around February 4, and peaked at magnitude 3.9 on February 17.Announced by the...	+3.9 http://www.aavso.org/publications/alerts/alert346.shtml,http://www.aavso.org/cgi-bin/newql.pl?name=V1280%20Sco&output=html