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BASIC PROPERTIES

Figure: The light curve of RCoronae Borealis during a fading event in 1859
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RCB stars were first identified by their characteristic light curves. A part of the light curve of RCrB itself, taken from over a century of observations compiled by Ludendorff (1906) is shown in Figure 1.





Simon Jeffery
2002-01-25