Tuesday, July 24, 2012

KIC 8416220 Pulsating Type M Red Subgiant

Quarter 3 Kepler light curve for  KIC 8416220 at Planet Hunters. This is a type M red subgiant star.

Here is comment by Kian Jek:

"As NHB has pointed out, this is a very unusual star because if its spectral type is correct (and the MAST entry seems incontrovertible, g-r and other measured bandpass magnitudes seem to agree that this is a Type M red subgiant), then it shouldn't be pulsating, and should not have multiple periods. A quick periodogram shows 2 dominant periods:



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