Mennickent et al. (2002A&A...393..887M) and Sabogal et al. (2005, Cat. J/MNRAS/361/1055) identified a large number of classical Be (CBe) candidates (~3500) in the Large and Small Magellanic Clouds (LMC and SMC) based on their photometric variability using the OGLE II data base (Udalski et al., 1998, Cat. J/AcA/48/147; 2000, Cat. J/AcA/50/307). They classified these stars into four different groups based on the appearance of their variability. In order to refine and understand the nature of this large number of stars, we studied the infrared properties of the sample and the spectroscopic properties of a subsample. We cross-correlated the optical sample with the IRSF-MCPS catalogue to obtain the J, H, Ks magnitudes of all the four types of stars (~2500) in the LMC and SMC. Spectra of 120 stars belonging to the types 1, 2 and 3 were analysed to study their spectral properties.

Cone search capability for table J/MNRAS/421/3622/tablea1 (Log of spectroscopic observations from the 1.5m CTIO telescope)

Cone search capability for table J/MNRAS/421/3622/tablea2 (Log of spectroscopic observations from the 2.5-m Las Campanas Observatory telescope)

Cone search capability for table J/MNRAS/421/3622/stars (Type 1, 2 and 3 stars in the Magellanic Clouds (LMC and SMC) present in our sample)