A PERIOD-LUMINOSITY RELATION FOR SUPER-GIANT RED VARIABLES IN THE LARGE MAGELLANIC CLOUD

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FEAST, MW
CATCHPOLE, RM
CARTER, BS
ROBERTS, G
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[1] South African Astronomical Observatory, PO Box 9, Observatory,7935, South Africa
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10.1093/mnras/193.2.377
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P1 [天文学];
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Infrared photometry for 24 red supergiant variables in the LMC is used to derive bolometric magnitudes. The existence of a period-luminosity relation for these stars is demonstrated and compared with theory. © Royal Astronomical Society.
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