R Doradus in the context of "J band (infrared)"

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👉 R Doradus in the context of J band (infrared)

In infrared astronomy, the J band refers to an atmospheric transmission window (1.1 to 1.4 Ξm) centred on 1.25 micrometres (in the near-infrared).

Betelgeuse is the brightest near-IR source in the sky with a J band magnitude of −2.99. The next brightest stars in the J band are Antares (−2.7), R Doradus (−2.6), Arcturus (−2.2), and Aldebaran (−2.1). In the J band Sirius is the 9th brightest star.

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