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Comparison of Mean Light Curve Parameters of M, S and C Mira and Semi-Regular Variable Stars Using 75 Years of AAVSO Data

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  25 May 2016

Marie-Odile Mennessier
Affiliation:
GRAAL, Université de Montpellier II, F-34095 Montpellier, France
Hichame Boughaleb
Affiliation:
GRAAL, Université de Montpellier II, F-34095 Montpellier, France
Janet A. Mattei
Affiliation:
American Association of Variable Star Observers, Cambridge, MA 02138, U.S.A.

Abstract

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Using 75 years of AAVSO data, mean light curve parameters of a sample of 350 long-period M, S and C Mira and semi-regular variable stars have been investigated. We compare M, S and C Mira and semi-regular stars, present a classification of the light curves of LPVs and give discriminant parameters.

Type
Session IV — Variability
Copyright
Copyright © Kluwer 2000 

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