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Table 1

Color-excess ratios.

E(Jλ) /E(JKs)⟩ λ (μm) Demographic

0 J (1.2)
0.66 ± 0.05 H(1.7) Type II Cepheids
0.67 ± 0.01 H(1.7) RR Lyrae
0.70 ± 0.01 H(1.7) classical Cepheids
0.63 ± 0.01 H(1.7) O stars
1 Ks (2.2)
1.28 ± 0.04 W1 (3.4) classical Cepheids
1.25 ± 0.02 W1 (3.4) Type II Cepheids
1.31 ± 0.05 W1 (3.4) RR Lyrae
1.33 ± 0.02 W1 (3.4) O stars
1.27 ± 0.01 S1(3.6) Type II Cepheids
1.25 ± 0.02 S1 (3.6) RR Lyrae
1.28 ± 0.01 S1 (3.6) O stars
1.33 ± 0.02 S2(4.5) RR Lyrae
1.37 ± 0.09 S2(4.5) O stars
∗ 1.54 ± 0.01 W2(4.6) O stars
1.35 ± 0.01 S3(5.8) Type II Cepheids
1.30 ± 0.02 S3(5.8) RR Lyrae
1.48 ± 0.06 S3(5.8) O stars
1.46 ± 0.06 W4 (22) classical Cepheids

E(Vλ) /E(BV)⟩

2.26 ± 0.03 J (1.2) O stars
2.24 ± 0.09 J (1.2) classical Cepheids
2.58 ± 0.04 H (1.7) O stars
2.54 ± 0.06 H (1.7) classical Cepheids
2.77 ± 0.06 Ks (2.2) O stars
2.70 ± 0.06 Ks (2.2) classical Cepheids
2.94 ± 0.06 W1 (3.4) O stars
2.74 ± 0.02 W1 (3.4) classical Cepheids
3.04 ± 0.05 S1 (3.6) O stars
3.13 ± 0.01 S2 (4.5) O stars
2.98 ± 0.04 W2 (4.6) O stars
3.24 ± 0.06 S3 (5.8) O stars
3.10 ± 0.26 W4 (22) classical Cepheids

Notes. Near-infrared observations are on the 2MASS system, and Sx and Wx signify Spitzer and WISE data, respectively. Contamination from the environment encircling O stars is probable beyond J−5.8 μm, and the lower-resolution J−4.6 μm (W2) passband relative to the bracketing Spitzer filters (S1, S2). The uncertainties cited reflect the spread between the fitting algorithms (see Sect. 2.2).

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