Nova Ophiuchus 2017 as a probe of ${}^{13}$C nucleosynthesis and carbon monoxide formation and destruction in classical novae

Vishal Joshi, Dipankar P. K. Banerjee, Mudit Srivastava

We present a series of near-infrared spectra of Nova Ophiuchus 2017 in the $K$ band that record the evolution of the first overtone CO emission in unprecedented detail. Starting fr…