sentences:  In 1994, V4332 Sagittarii, a star in the Milky Way galaxy, flared similarly, and in 2002, V838 Monocerotis followed suit and was studied quite closely.The first confirmed luminous red nova was the object M85 OT2006-1, in the galaxy Messier 85.It was first observed during the Lick Observatory Supernova Search, and subsequently investigated by a team of astronomers from both U.C.