R Leporis
R Leporis, also known as R Lepus and Hind's Crimson Star (named after astronomer James Hind), is a red giant star in the Lepus constellation. It is mostly made up of carbon, and is between 400 to 535 times larger than the Sun.[1][2]
R Leporis Media
R Leporis as imaged by ALMA
An image of the carbon star R Leporis as seen in binoculars. R Leporis is the red star right of centre. The bright star in the lower left corner is Mu Leporis.
The light curve of R Leporis from AAVSO V band data
References
- ↑ Hofmann K.-H. et al 2005. Interferometric observations of the Mira star o Ceti with the VLTI/VINCI instrument in the near-infrared. Proceedings of the 13th Cambridge Workshop on Cool Stars 560: 651.
- ↑ "Hind's Crimson Star". stars.astro.illinois.edu.
