Published November 1981 | Version v1
Journal article

The luminosities of red supergiant variables in the Small Magellanic Cloud

  • 1. South African Astronomical Observatory, Cape

Description

Infrared photometry for 22 red supergiant variables in the SMC is used to derive bolometric magnitudes. Except for two anomalous objects these fit the period-luminosity relation for massive, core helium burning stars which was previously shown to represent well the LMC red supergiant variables. The J-K colours of the LMC and SMC variables are similar. (author)

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Journal Title
Mon. Not. R. Astron. Soc.
Journal Volume
197
Journal Issue
2
Series
Mon. Not. R. Astron. Soc.
Journal Page Range
385-391
ISSN
0035-8711