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2002MNRAS.337...79B - Mon. Not. R. Astron. Soc., 337, 79-86 (2002/November-3)

The light curve of the semiregular variable L2Puppis - I. A recent dimming event from dust.

BEDDING T.R., ZIJLSTRA A.A., JONES A., MARANG F., MATSUURA M., RETTER A., WHITELOCK P.A. and YAMAMURA I.

Abstract (from CDS):

The nearby Mira-like variable L2Pup is shown to be undergoing an unprecedented dimming episode. The stability of the period rules out intrinsic changes to the star, leaving dust formation along the line of sight as the most likely explanation. Episodic dust obscuration events are fairly common in carbon stars but have not been seen in oxygen-rich stars. We also present a 10-µm spectrum, taken with the Japanese Infrared Telescope in Space satellite, showing strong silicate emission that can be fitted with a detached, thin dust shell, containing silicates and corundum.

Abstract Copyright: RAS

Journal keyword(s): stars: AGB and post-AGB - stars: individual: L2Pup - stars: mass-loss - stars: oscillations - stars: variables: other

Simbad objects: 7

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