Published April 1, 1987 | Version v1
Journal article

The identification of IRAS 15194-5115 with a bright extreme carbon star

  • 1. Edinburgh Univ. (UK). Dept. of Astronomy
  • 2. Royal Observatory, Edinburgh (UK)

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The authors identify IRAS 15194-5115 with a previously unknown extreme carbon star which is the third brightest carbon star in the sky at 12 μm (1148 Jy). Results of optical and infrared photometry and spectroscopy are presented. The 3.03 μm absorption feature associated with C2H2 and HCN is seen as well as SiC emission at 11.2 μm. A comparison with recent model calculations of other workers indicates that this star is very similar to IRC+10216 and that it lies at a distance of about 1.7 kpc. (author)

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Journal Title
Mon. Not. R. Astron. Soc.
Journal Volume
225
Journal Issue
3
Series
Mon. Not. R. Astron. Soc.
Journal Page Range
43P-49P
ISSN
0035-8711
CODEN
MNRAA