V838 Monocerotis (Astronomy)

found: Work cat.: The nature of V838 Mon and its light echo, c2007:pref. (V838 Monocerotis)

found: NASA astronomy picture of the day, via WWW, July 30, 2007:2002, Oct. 3 (V838 Mon; variable star V838 Monocerotis)

found: Wikipedia, July 30, 2007(V838 Monocerotis (V838 Mon) is a variable star in the constellation Monoceros about 20,000 light years (6 kpc) from the Sun. The star experienced a major outburst in early 2002. Originally believed to be a typical nova eruption, it was then realized to be something completely different. The reason for the outburst is still uncertain, but several theories have been put forward, including an eruption related to stellar death processes and a merger of a binary star or planets)

found: American scientist online, July 30, 2007(V838 Mon; In Jan. 2002 an unassuming star in the constellation Monoceros briefly became one of the most luminous stars in the Milky Way galaxy, shining 600,000 times more brightly than our Sun. Dubbed V838 Monocerotis (Mon))

found: Slackerpedia galactica, via WWW, July 30, 2007(V838 Mon; this star is in the constellation Monoceros. The V means it's a variable star, and the 838 means it was the 838th variable catalogued within Monoceros)