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Hipparcos red stars in the HpV_T2 and V I_C systems
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Two samples of red giants in the LMC with bolometric magnitudes in theinterval (-4, -8) are examined spectroscopically. These samples aredeficient in luminous stars (Mbol less than -5.5) with any evidence ofthird dredge-up. A number of explanations are considered, of which themost likely (if standard estimates are correct for the maximum mass starthat can become an AGB star) is that stars of 2-5 solar masses spendtheir thermal pulsing lifetime in a brief Mira phase, and that theirevolution is rapidly truncated by depletion of the stellar envelope bymass loss.
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| Constellation: | Caméléon |
| Right ascension: | 07h37m32.83s |
| Declination: | -78°21'54.4" |
| Apparent magnitude: | 8.866 |
| Distance: | 1639.344 parsecs |
| Proper motion RA: | 0.3 |
| Proper motion Dec: | 18.4 |
| B-T magnitude: | 11.123 |
| V-T magnitude: | 9.053 |
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