DELLA VALLE, MassimoMassimoDELLA VALLELivio, M.M.Livio2022-09-292022-09-2919940004-6361http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12386/32673The nova rate in the Galaxy is determined, using the current estimates of nova rates in extragalactic systems as calibrators. A value of =~20 novae/yr is obtained. This is smaller by a factor 3-4 than some of the previous estimates. The comparison of the derived value with the `observed' nova rate in the Galaxy of =~4 novae/yr, shows that nova surveys in our Galaxy are strongly affected by incompleteness. The frequency of occurrence of classical novae that are supersoft X-ray emitters, like GQ Mus, is also estimated.STAMPAenArticlehttps://ui.adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/1994A%26A...286..786D/abstract1994A&A...286..786DFIS/05 - ASTRONOMIA E ASTROFISICA