Long-term UBVRI monitoring of 12 southern hemisphere Long Period Variables

Details Long-term UBVRI monitoring of 12 southern hemisphere Long Period Variables Long-term UBVRI monitoring of 12 southern hemisphere Long Period Variables

May 1997

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A & A Supplement series, Vol. 122, May I 1997, 415-432.

Astronomy and Astrophysics

Astronomy

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Stars: Late-Type, Stars: Agb And Post-Agb, Stars: Variables, Stars: Distances

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A program of ubvri photometric observations of twelve southern hemisphere Long Period Variables (LPV or Miras) has been carried out at the European Southern Observatory. Each star was observed on at least 11 occasions up to 29 over a 4-year period. A determination of their spectral types from the (V-R) and (R-Ic) colours was also performed using the method described by \cite[Celis (1986b)]{celis86b}. We therefore present for the first time spectral type variations together with visible and colour light-curves for at least three successive cycles. New photometric parameters as visible and spectral type extrema are given. Spectral type variations are found in the range 1.3-4.5 subclasses. The variations during a cycle and from cycle-to-cycle are discussed and short-term declines with large amplitude are reported for R~Oct and RY~Hyi. We finally estimate the distance of these stars using a (MVmax, P, Spectral type) relation. It is shown that rather good distances (mean error less than 30%) can be determined if the period of the stars is known and good UBVRI data are collected at the maximum of luminosity. Table 2 is available in electronic form at the CDS via anonymous ftp to cdsarc.u-strasbg.fr (130.79.128.5) or via http://cdsweb.u-strasbg.fr/Abstract.html Based on observations carried out at the European Southern Observatory, Chile.

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