Observation data Epoch J2000 Equinox J2000 | |
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Constellation | Andromeda |
Right ascension | 23h 04m 10.98269s [1] |
Declination | +50° 03′ 07.5255″ [1] |
Apparent magnitude (V) | 4.64 [2] |
Characteristics | |
Evolutionary stage | giant [3] |
Spectral type | K0 IIIb [4] |
B−V color index | 1.058±0.003 [2] |
Astrometry | |
Radial velocity (Rv) | −34.87±0.12 [1] km/s |
Proper motion (μ) |
RA: 165.837
[1]
mas/
yr
[1] Dec.: 167.716 mas/ yr [1] |
Parallax (π) | 17.2629 ± 0.0918 mas [1] |
Distance | 189 ± 1
ly (57.9 ± 0.3 pc) |
Absolute magnitude (MV) | 0.97 [2] |
Details | |
Mass | 1.71 [5] M☉ |
Radius | 10 [6] R☉ |
Luminosity | 49 [5] L☉ |
Surface gravity (log g) | 2.61±0.11 [7] cgs |
Temperature | 4,668±45 [5] K |
Metallicity [Fe/H] | −0.08 [3] dex |
Rotational velocity (v sin i) | 1.0 [8] km/s |
Age | 2.27 [5] Gyr |
Other designations | |
Database references | |
SIMBAD | data |
3 Andromedae, abbreviated 3 And, is a single [10] star in the northern constellation of Andromeda. 3 Andromedae is the Flamsteed designation. It is visible to the naked eye with an apparent visual magnitude of 4.64. [2] The distance to this star, as determined from an annual parallax shift of 17.3 mas, [1] is 181 light years. It is moving closer to the Earth with a heliocentric radial velocity of −35 km/s, [11] and has a relatively large proper motion, traversing the celestial sphere at 0.236 ″·yr−1. [12]
This is an evolved giant star with a stellar classification of K0 IIIb, [4] where the 'b' suffix indicated a lower luminosity giant. It is a red clump star, [3] which means it is generating energy through helium fusion at its core. This star has an estimated 1.7 [5] times the mass of the Sun (M☉), and, at the age of 2.3 [5] billion years, has expanded to 10 times the Sun's radius (R☉). [6] It is radiating 49 [5] times the Sun's luminosity from its enlarged photosphere at an effective temperature of 4,668 K. [5]
Observation data Epoch J2000 Equinox J2000 | |
---|---|
Constellation | Andromeda |
Right ascension | 23h 04m 10.98269s [1] |
Declination | +50° 03′ 07.5255″ [1] |
Apparent magnitude (V) | 4.64 [2] |
Characteristics | |
Evolutionary stage | giant [3] |
Spectral type | K0 IIIb [4] |
B−V color index | 1.058±0.003 [2] |
Astrometry | |
Radial velocity (Rv) | −34.87±0.12 [1] km/s |
Proper motion (μ) |
RA: 165.837
[1]
mas/
yr
[1] Dec.: 167.716 mas/ yr [1] |
Parallax (π) | 17.2629 ± 0.0918 mas [1] |
Distance | 189 ± 1
ly (57.9 ± 0.3 pc) |
Absolute magnitude (MV) | 0.97 [2] |
Details | |
Mass | 1.71 [5] M☉ |
Radius | 10 [6] R☉ |
Luminosity | 49 [5] L☉ |
Surface gravity (log g) | 2.61±0.11 [7] cgs |
Temperature | 4,668±45 [5] K |
Metallicity [Fe/H] | −0.08 [3] dex |
Rotational velocity (v sin i) | 1.0 [8] km/s |
Age | 2.27 [5] Gyr |
Other designations | |
Database references | |
SIMBAD | data |
3 Andromedae, abbreviated 3 And, is a single [10] star in the northern constellation of Andromeda. 3 Andromedae is the Flamsteed designation. It is visible to the naked eye with an apparent visual magnitude of 4.64. [2] The distance to this star, as determined from an annual parallax shift of 17.3 mas, [1] is 181 light years. It is moving closer to the Earth with a heliocentric radial velocity of −35 km/s, [11] and has a relatively large proper motion, traversing the celestial sphere at 0.236 ″·yr−1. [12]
This is an evolved giant star with a stellar classification of K0 IIIb, [4] where the 'b' suffix indicated a lower luminosity giant. It is a red clump star, [3] which means it is generating energy through helium fusion at its core. This star has an estimated 1.7 [5] times the mass of the Sun (M☉), and, at the age of 2.3 [5] billion years, has expanded to 10 times the Sun's radius (R☉). [6] It is radiating 49 [5] times the Sun's luminosity from its enlarged photosphere at an effective temperature of 4,668 K. [5]