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new carbon star
BH Crucis has been clasified spectral type 'S', meaning that it's in transition towards the 'C' class. As we've (VSOers) been watching, it's just now thought by some to be a fully fledged carbon star.
(J2000) 12 16 16.79 -56 17 09.6 and varies between 6.6 - 9.8 V mag.
All red giants are variable. Become a variable star observer and contribute to our understanding of them. They sure are beautiful things to look at. They change colour too, as they pulsate.
Alan.
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