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 \caption{   Stars observed in this work. The stellar type is derived from the literature as are the mass loss rates (e.g. Loup \etal \cite{Loup93}) and the period (e.g. AAVSO data). \label{tab1}  }
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{Stars} &  RA & Dec & Type & $V_{LSR}$ & d$M$/d$t$ & Period & Optical  \\
 & (J2000) & (J2000) & & [\kms] & [$M_{\odot}/$yr]& [days] &  phase \\ \hline
IRAS 18055-1433 & 18:08:23.20 & --14:32:43.0 & IR late-type & 180 & unknown & unknown &  \\
IRAS 18158-1527 & 18:18:41.50 & --15:26:25.0 & IR late-type & 20 & unknown & unknown &  \\ 
IRAS 18204-1344 & 18:23:17.90 & --13:42:46.0 & IR Supergiant (M8) & 45 &  $4.2\times 10^{-6}$& unknown & \\
W And & 02:17:32.96 & 44:18:17.8 & Mira (S6, 1E-S9, 2E$/$M~4--M~1) & --35 & $8.0 \times  10^{-7}$ & 395.9 & 0.62 \\
AU Aur & 04:54:15.00 & 49:54:00.3 & Mira (C6-7, 3E(N0E)) & 8 & $1.1\times  10^{-7}$ & 400 & 0.17   \\
NV Aur & 05:11:19.43 & 52:52:33.6 & Mira (M~10) & 2 & 7.6 $10^{-6}$ & 635 &  \\
R Aur & 05:17:17.69 & 53:35:10.0 & Mira (M~6.5E--M~9.5E) & --3 & $9.8 \times 10^{-7}$ & 457.5 & 0.83 \\
RU Aur & 05:40:07.89 & 37:38:10.7 & SRb (M~7E--M~9E) & --35 & unknown & 466.4 & 0.25  \\
TX Cam & 05:00:51.15 & 56:10:54.0 & Mira (M~8--M~10) & 10 & $2.5 \times  10^{-6}$ & 557.4 & 0.70 \\
V Cam & 06:02:32.30 & 74:30:27.1 & Mira (M~7E) & 8 & $1.6 \times 10^{-6}$ & 522.4 & 0.91 \\
R Cnc & 08:16:33.83 & 11:43:34.6 & Mira (M~6E--M~9E) & 14 & $6 \times 10^{-7}$ & 361.6 & 0.33  \\
W Cnc & 09:09:52.63 & 25:14:53.8 & Mira (M~6.5E--M~9E) & 38 & $3.1 \times  10^{-8}$ & 393.2 & 0.76 \\
VY CMa & 07:22:58.33 & --25:46:03.2 & Red Supergiant (M~3--M~4II) & 15 & $10^{-5}$ &
400 & 0.37  \\
S CMi & 07:32:43.08 & 08:19:05.3 & Mira (M~6E--M~8E) & 52 & $4.1\times 10^{-8}$ & 332.9 & 0.35  \\
R Cas & 23:58:24.79 & 51:23:19.5 & Mira (M~6E--M~10E) & 27 & $1.1 \times 10^{-6}$ & 430.4 & 0.66 \\
S Cas & 01:19:41.97 & 72:36:39.3 & Mira (S3, 4E--S~5, 8E) & --28 & $3.1\times 10^{-6}$ & 612.4 & 0.98  \\
T Cas & 00:23:14.25 & 55:47:33.3 & Mira (M~6E--M~9.0E) & --7 & $5.1 \times 10^{-7}$ & 444.8 & 0.22  \\
T Cep & 21:09:31.85 & 68:29:27.6 & Mira (M~5.5E--M~8.8E) & --1 & $1.4 \times 10^{-7}$ & 388.1 & 0.94 \\
R Com & 12:04:15.20 & 18:46:56.7 & Mira (M~5E--M~8EP) & --3 & $10^{-7}$ & 362.8 & 0.43  \\
S CrB & 15:21:23.96 & 31:22:02.7 & Mira (M~6E--M8~E) & 3 & $5.8 \times 10^{-7}$ & 360.2 & 0.44  \\
R Crt & 11:00:33.87 & --18:19:29.6 & SRb (M~7III) & 10 & $7.5 \times 10^{-7}$ & 160 & \\
$\chi$ Cyg & 19:50:33.94 & 32:54:50.6 & Mira (S6, 2E--S~10, 4E) & 10 & $5.6 \times 10^{-7}$ & 408 & 0.37 \\
UX Cyg & 20:55:05.40 & 30:24:53 & irregular variable  (M~4E--M~6.5E) & 1 & $3.2 \times 10^{-6}$ & 565 & 0.77  \\
R Hya & 13:29:42.82 & --23:16:52.9 & Mira (M~6E--M~9E(TC)) & --8 & $1.4\times 10^{-7}$ & 388.8 & 0.95  \\
W Hya & 13:49:02.03 & --28:22:03.0 & SRa (M~7.5E--M~9EP) & 42 & $8.1 \times 10^{-8}$ & 361 & 0.83 \\
X Hya & 09:35:30.26 & --14:41:28.5 & Mira (M~7E--M~8.5E) & 26 & $4.8 \times 10^{-8}$ & 301.1 & 0.0  \\
R Leo & 09:47:33.49 & 11:25:44.0 & Mira (M~6E--M~8IIIE--M~9.5E) & 0 & $10^{-7}$ & 309.9 & 0.84 \\
W Leo & 10:53:34.44 & 13:42:54.4 & Mira (M~5.5E--M~7E) & 49 & unknown & 391.7 & 0.45  \\
R LMi & 09:45:34.28 & 34:30:42.8 & Mira (M~6.5E-M~9.0E) & 2 & $2.8 \times 10^{-7}$ & 372.2 & 0.56 \\
T Lep & 05:04:50.84 & --21:54:16.2 & Mira (M~6E--M~9E) & --29 & $7.3 \times 10^{-9}$ & 368.1 & 0.59  \\
RS Lib & 15:24:19.78 & --22:54:39.7 & Mira (M~7E--M~8.5E) & 7 & $1.8 \times 10^{-8}$ & 217.6 & 0.28 \\
Ap Lyn & 06:34:34.90 & 60:56:33.0 & Mira (M~9) & --23 & $4.9 \times 10^{-6}$ & unknown &  \\
U Lyn & 06:40:46.49 & 59:52:01.6 & Mira (M~7E--M~9.5E) & --10 & unknown & 433.6 & 0.13  \\
GX Mon & 06:52:46.90 & 08:25:20.0 & Mira (M~9) & --9 & $5.4 \times 10^{-6}$ & 527 &  \\
SY Mon & 06:37:31.28 & --01:23:43.6 & Mira (M~6E--M~9) & --57 & unknown & 422.2 & 0.18  \\
V Mon & 06:22:43.58 & --02:11:43.2 & Mira (M~5E--M~8E) & 5 & unknown & 341 & 0.0  \\
U Ori & 05:55:49.18 & 20:10:30.7 & Mira (M~6E--M~9.5E) & --38 & $2.8 \times 10^{-7}$ & 368.3 & 0.24 \\
RR Per & 02:28:28.73 & 51:16:21.1 & Mira (M~6E--M~7E) & 7 & unknown & 389.6 & 0.17 \\
S Per & 02:22.51.76 & 58:35:11.4 & SRc (M3~IAE--M~7) & --40 & $1.4\times  10^{-6}$ & 822 & 0.58 \\
QX Pup & 07:42:16.83 & --14:42:52.1 & PN (M~6) & 34 & $1.1 \times 10^{-4}$ & unknown & \\
Z Pup & 07:32:38.06 & --20:39:29.2 & Mira (M4~E--M~9E) & 4 & unknown & 508.6 & 0.74 \\
VX Sgr & 18:08:04.05 & --22:13:26.6 & Red Supergiant (M~4EIA--M~10EIA) & 6 & $5.5 \times 10^{-6}$ & 732 & 0.38  \\
AH Sco & 17:11:17.02 & --32:19:30.7 & SRc (M~4E--M~5IA-IAB) & --7 & $10^{-6}$ & 713.6 & 0.98  \\
RR Sco & 16:56:37.85 & --30:34:48.1 & Mira (M~6II--IIIE-M~9) & --28 & $1.1\times  10^{-8}$ & 281.4 & 0.35  \\
R Ser & 15:50:41.74 & 15:08:01.4 & Mira (M~5IIIE--M~9E) & 28 & $2.6 \times 10^{-7}$ & 356.4 & 0.20  \\
S Ser & 15:21:39.53 & 14:18:53.1 & Mira (M~5E--M~6E) & 20 & ${<}2.2 \times 10^{-7}$ & 371.8 & 0.76  \\
WX Ser & 15:27:47.30 & 19:33:48.0 & Mira (M~8E) & 7 & $2.6\times  10^{-6}$ & 425.1 & 0.30  \\
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IK Tau & 03:53:28.80 & 11:24:22.7 & Mira (M~6E--M~10E) & 35 & $4.4\times  10^{-6}$ & 470 & 0.80 \\
R Tau & 04:28:18.00 & 10:09:44.8 & Mira (M~5E--M~9E) & 14 & $6.5\times  10^{-8}$ & 320.9 & 0.68  \\
RX Tau & 04:38:14.57 & 08:20:09.4 & Mira (M~6E--M~7E) & --41 & ${<}5.8 \times 10^{-8}$ & 331.8 & 0.13  \\
R Tri & 02:37:02.32 & 34:15:51.4 & Mira (M~4IIIE--M~8E) & 57 & $1.1 \times 10^{-7}$ & 266.9 & 0.0  \\
R UMi & 16:29:57.87 & 72:16:49.0 & SRb (M~7IIIE) & --6 & unknown & 325.7 & 0.35 \\
S UMi & 15:29:34.66 & 78:38:00.2 & Mira (M~6E--M~9E) & --42 & unknown & 331 & 0.68 \\
R Vir & 12:38:29.95 & 06:59:19.0 & Mira (M~3.5IIIE--M~8.5E) & --26 & unknown & 145.6 & 0.12  \\
RS Vir & 14:27:16.39 & 04:40:41.1 & Mira (M~6IIIE--M~8E) & --12 & $3.8\times  10^{-7}$ & 353.9 & 0.61  \\
RT Vir & 13:02:37.96 & 05:11:08.5 & SRb (M~8III) & 18 & $7.4\times 10^{-7}$ & 155 & 0.60 \\
S Vir & 13:33:00.11 & --07:11:41.0 & Mira (M~6IIIE--M~9.5E) & 12 & $4.1 \times 10^{-7}$ & 375.1 & 0.27  \\
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