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Red Variables from the MOA Database

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  12 April 2016

Mine Takeuti
Affiliation:
Astronomical Institute, Tohoku University, Aoba, Sendai 980-8578, Japan
Sachiyo Noda
Affiliation:
Solar-Terrestrial Environment Laboratory, Nagoya University, Chikusa, Nagoya 464-8601, Japan
K. Masuda
Affiliation:
Astronomical Institute, Tohoku University, Aoba, Sendai 980-8578, Japan
P. C. M. Yock
Affiliation:
Astronomical Institute, Tohoku University, Aoba, Sendai 980-8578, Japan

Abstract

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The red variables whose amplitude is larger than 1.3 mag in the MOA database are studied for the LMC. Among 3 196 such stars, 532 stars are likely to be Miras or red semiregular variables. The period–colour relation of these stars is shown.

Type
Part 2. Variability of High-Luminosity Stars
Copyright
Copyright © Astronomical Society of the Pacific 2000

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