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Hipparcos red stars in the HpV_T2 and V I_C systems
For Hipparcos M, S, and C spectral type stars, we provide calibratedinstantaneous (epoch) Cousins V - I color indices using newly derivedHpV_T2 photometry. Three new sets of ground-based Cousins V I data havebeen obtained for more than 170 carbon and red M giants. These datasetsin combination with the published sources of V I photometry served toobtain the calibration curves linking Hipparcos/Tycho Hp-V_T2 with theCousins V - I index. In total, 321 carbon stars and 4464 M- and S-typestars have new V - I indices. The standard error of the mean V - I isabout 0.1 mag or better down to Hp~9 although it deteriorates rapidly atfainter magnitudes. These V - I indices can be used to verify thepublished Hipparcos V - I color indices. Thus, we have identified ahandful of new cases where, instead of the real target, a random fieldstar has been observed. A considerable fraction of the DMSA/C and DMSA/Vsolutions for red stars appear not to be warranted. Most likely suchspurious solutions may originate from usage of a heavily biased color inthe astrometric processing.Based on observations from the Hipparcos astrometric satellite operatedby the European Space Agency (ESA 1997).}\fnmsep\thanks{Table 7 is onlyavailable in electronic form at the CDS via anonymous ftp tocdsarc.u-strasbg.fr (130.79.128.5) or viahttp://cdsweb.u-strasbg.fr/cgi-bin/qcat?J/A+A/397/997

New periodic variables from the Hipparcos epoch photometry
Two selection statistics are used to extract new candidate periodicvariables from the epoch photometry of the Hipparcos catalogue. Theprimary selection criterion is a signal-to-noise ratio. The dependenceof this statistic on the number of observations is calibrated usingabout 30000 randomly permuted Hipparcos data sets. A significance levelof 0.1 per cent is used to extract a first batch of candidate variables.The second criterion requires that the optimal frequency be unaffectedif the data are de-trended by low-order polynomials. We find 2675 newcandidate periodic variables, of which the majority (2082) are from theHipparcos`unsolved' variables. Potential problems with theinterpretation of the data (e.g. aliasing) are discussed.

The 74th Special Name-list of Variable Stars
We present the Name-list introducing GCVS names for 3153 variable starsdiscovered by the Hipparcos mission.

Classification and Identification of IRAS Sources with Low-Resolution Spectra
IRAS low-resolution spectra were extracted for 11,224 IRAS sources.These spectra were classified into astrophysical classes, based on thepresence of emission and absorption features and on the shape of thecontinuum. Counterparts of these IRAS sources in existing optical andinfrared catalogs are identified, and their optical spectral types arelisted if they are known. The correlations between thephotospheric/optical and circumstellar/infrared classification arediscussed.

Optical, infrared, and radio studies of AFCRL sources
The southern point sources in the AFCRL infrared (4, 11, and 20 microns)sky survey have been studied at infrared, optical, and radiowavelengths. Searches were performed at 2.2 microns to locate thesources, near-infrared photometry of them was secured, andclassification spectra of those with optical counterparts were obtained.OH observations have yielded 14 new Type II OH/IR sources and suggest acorrelation between the OH flux densities and the infrared colors. Mostof the AFCRL sources are carbon or late M stars similar to the reddestobjects in the IRC but extending to even redder color indices. Inaddition, two emission nebulae are found along with two WC stars, fiveBe stars, and three sources lying in or near reflection nebulae. Theconfirmed sources lie preferentially within a few degrees of thegalactic plane, and the carbon stars show a galactic-longitudedistribution different from that of the remainder. Many of the sourcesprobably vary at infrared wavelengths.

Stellar-Population Samples at the Galactic Poles. II. UBVRI Photometry of M Stars Near the South Pole
Abstract image available at:http://adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-bib_query?1970ApJS...22..289E&db_key=AST

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Constellation:Eridanus
Right ascension:02h34m59.72s
Declination:-42°06'46.4"
Apparent magnitude:7.132
Distance:289.017 parsecs
Proper motion RA:10.3
Proper motion Dec:-19.9
B-T magnitude:8.955
V-T magnitude:7.283

Catalogs and designations:
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HD 1989HD 16240
TYCHO-2 2000TYC 7555-1029-1
USNO-A2.0USNO-A2 0450-00894603
HIPHIP 12016

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