Table 5: Theoretical colours of M- and C-stars of solar metallicity. For some models, the second line indicates the colours when the star is obscured by circumstellar dust equivalent to a dimming in K by 0.05 mag.
SpT $T_{\rm eff}$ (I-J) (J-K)
M 0 3850 1.18 1.08
M 3 3550 1.39 1.18
M 3 + dust 3550 1.53 1.34
M 5 3397 1.86 1.27
M 7 3129 3.11 1.37
M 7 + dust 3129 3.73 1.97
M 8 2890 3.71 1.37
M 10 2500 4.13 1.35
M 10 + dust 2500 4.45 1.74
C 3600 1.43 1.17
C 3400 1.56 1.30
C 3200 1.72 1.43
C 2800 2.00 1.61
C 2650 2.09 1.61
C + dust 2650 2.48 2.09


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