modulus in the $V$ band, $(m-M)_V$, is determined independently of procedure No.2.\
[**4.**]{} The above procedures in No.2 and No.3 are independent methods. Thus, good agreement of the two $(m-M)_V$ confirms our method. We obtain the distance $d$ to the target nova from the relation of $$\begin{aligned}
(m-M)_V = 3.1 E(B-V) + 5 \log (d/10~{\rm pc}),
\label{distance_modulus_rv}\end{aligned}$$ where the factor $R_V=A_V/E(B-V)=3.1$ is the ratio of total to selective extinction [e.g., @rie85].\
[**5.**]{} We apply the same time-stretching method to the $U$, $B$, $I_{\rm C}$, and $K_{\rm s}$ bands, if they are available, that is, $$(m-M)_{U,\rm target} = ((m-M)_U + \Delta U
- 2.5 \log f_{\rm s})_{\rm template},
\label{distance_modulus_general_temp_u}$$ $$(m-M)_{B,\rm target} = ((m-M)_B + \Delta B
- 2.5 \log f_{\rm s})_{\rm template},
\label{distance_modulus_general_temp_b}$$ $$(m-M)_{I,\rm target} = ((m-M)_I + \Delta I_{\rm C}
- 2.5 \log f_{\rm s})_{\rm template},
\label{distance_modulus_general_temp_i}$$ $$(m-M)_{K,\rm target} = ((m-M)_K + \Delta K_{\rm s}
- 2.5 \log f_{\rm s})_{\rm template},
\label{distance_modulus_general_temp_k}$$ where the timescaling factor $f_{\rm s}$ is unique and the same as that in Equation (\[distance\_modulus\_general\_temp\]). Thus, we independently obtain the five distance moduli in the $U$, $B$, $V$, $I_{\rm C}$, and $K_{\rm s}$ bands (for example, Figure \[v574\_pup\_yy\_dor\_lmcn\_2009a\_b\_v\_i\_k\_logscale\_4fig\]). Then, we obtain the relation between the distance $d$ 