Stephen Paul nous a écrit :


Speaking of carbon stars, I was poking around in the area of the
Rosette Nebula (could have been way off too) when I stumbled across a
_very_ red star. Any guesses, that I might be able to go back and
look for it again?

The nearest red stars are :
HR2308 (6h25m +14°43') spectral type N0 in Orion,
and R Cmi (07h 08m +10°01') spectral type SC5 in Canis Minor.
R Cmi must be a very red star, according to its spectral type.
A bit further, there is also TU Gem (6h10' +26°01') spectral type N3.

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Norbert. (no X for the answer)
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