Suspected cool R Coronae Borealis stars in the Magellanic Clouds

Morgan, D H; Hatzidimitriou, D.; Cannon, Russell; Croke, Barry

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Suspected cool R Coronae Borealis stars in the Magellanic Clouds

Date

2003

Authors

Morgan, D H

Hatzidimitriou, D.

Cannon, Russell

Croke, Barry

Publisher

Blackwell Publishing Ltd

Abstract

Six stars out of a sample of ∼2300 carbon stars in the Magellanic Clouds have been identified as having strong C2 bands but CN bands that are very weak or absent. It is argued that five of these are likely to be R Coronae Borealis (RCB) stars on the bas