M4III Only list "pure" M4III Keenan89 standards thus far. Probably the best southern standard M4III is psi Phe (=HD 11695) Keenan63 standards: rho Per - M4IIIa HR 8621 - M4III 10 Her - M4III ome Vir - M4-4.5III HR 5299 - M4-4.5III MK73 dagger standard: rho Per (=HR 921) - M4IIb-IIIa Houk sec. standard: HR 4333 (=HD 96813) - M4III Keenan76 standard: DG Eri (=HD 27598) - M4III Turnshek85 standard: DG Eri (=HD 27598) - M4-III Keenan89 standards: 57 Psc (=HD 4408) - M4III psi Phe (=HD 11695) - M4III HD 92620 - M4III Kirkpatrick91 standard: HR 8621 - M4III HD 110964 - M4III GrayAtlas standard: HR 3577 - M4III and M4+III (on different figures) GrayCorbally10 standard: HR 3577 - M4+III (J-H)(M4III) = 0.850 (+-0.033 sem, +-0.046 stdev) ; N=2 M4III from Skiff compendium w/i 15 deg of NGP w/q=AAA 2MASS photometry (H-Ks)(M4III) = 0.270 (+-0.012 sem, +-0.017 stdev) ; N=2 M4III from Skiff compendium w/i 15 deg of NGP w/q=AAA 2MASS photometry => adopt (H-Ks)(M4III) = 0.270 # No standard JohnsonMorgan53 did not list any M4III standards. # Primary Standards 57 Psc = HD 4408 (J0046+1528; V=5.38) *M4III: Keenan89(stan) psi Phe = HD 11695 = HR 555 (J0153-4618; V=4.4) *M4III: Evans57,Jones72,Houk78,Keenan89(stan) M3III: Crampton73 HD 92620 (J1042+3141; V=6.0) *M4III: Keenan89(stan) HD 110964 *M4III: Kirkpatrick91(stan) # Weak standard DG Eri = HD 27598 (V=7.0) *M4III: Keenan76(via Garcia89) M4-III: Turnshek85(stan) HR 4333 = HD 96813 *M4III: Houk75(sec. stan), Sato90 M6: Pedoussaut61 Mb: Cannon # Variant HR 8621 = HD 214665 (J2238+5647; V=5.1) M4III: Adams26,Keenan63(stan),Bakos74,Abt85,Kirkpatrick91(stan) *M4+III: Keenan89 M4: Neckel58 M5: Lee47,Pedoussaut62 Adopt "M4+III" from Keenan89 rho Per = HR 921 = HD 19058 (J0258+3827; V=3.2-4.1) M4IIb-IIIa: MK73(dagger) M4IIIa: Keenan63(stan) *M4+IIIa: Keenan89,Keenan99 Adopt "M4+IIIa" from Keenan99 HR 3577 = HD 76830 M4III: Adams26,Roman55,Keenan80 *M4.5III: Keenan89,Keenan99 Mb: Cannon M4: Lee47 M4+III: GrayCorbally10(stan) Adopt "M4.5III" from Keenan99 # Weak standard 10 Her *M4III: Adams26,Keenan63(stan) M3III: Skiff07(preliminary) M5: Pedoussaut62 M6: Lee47 Only mentioned as standard by Keenan63, and little agreement among classifiers. ome Vir *M4-4.5III: Keenan63(SpT variable) HR 5299 *M4-4.5III: Keenan63(SpT variable)