| Observation data Epoch J2000 Equinox J2000 | |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Andromeda [1] |
| Right ascension | 23h 27m 07.40s [2] |
| Declination | +42° 54′ 43.2″ [2] |
| Apparent magnitude (V) | 5.75 [1] |
| Characteristics | |
| Evolutionary stage | main sequence [2] |
| Spectral type | B9 III or B9 Mn [3] |
| B−V color index | −0.007±0.004 [1] |
| Variable type | α2 CVn [4] |
| Astrometry | |
| Radial velocity (Rv) | −8.1±1.6 [5] km/s |
| Proper motion (μ) | RA: +87.132 [2] mas/yr Dec.: +17.127 [2] mas/yr |
| Parallax (π) | 10.3618±0.0465 mas [2] |
| Distance | 315 ± 1 ly (96.5 ± 0.4 pc) |
| Absolute magnitude (MV) | 0.98 [6] |
| Details | |
| Mass | 2.5 [7] M☉ |
| Radius | 2.4 [7] R☉ |
| Luminosity | 48 [7] L☉ |
| Surface gravity (log g) | 4.08 [7] cgs |
| Temperature | 9,790 [7] K |
| Rotational velocity (v sin i) | 75 [8] km/s |
| Age | 339 [6] Myr |
| Other designations | |
| 13 And, V388 Andromedae, BD+42°4672, HD 220885, HIP 115755, HR 8913, SAO 53039, PPM 64250 [9] | |
| Database references | |
| SIMBAD | data |
13 Andromedae, abbreviated 13 And, is a single, [11] blue-white hued variable star [4] in the northern constellation of Andromeda. 13 Andromedae is the Flamsteed designation, while it bears the variable star designation V388 Andromedae. With a typical apparent visual magnitude of around 5.75, [1] it is dimly visible to the naked eye under good seeing conditions. The distance to this star can be directly estimated from its annual parallax shift of 10.4 mas , [2] yielding a range of 315 light years. At that distance, its brightness is diminished by an extinction of 0.13 magnitude due to interstellar dust. [6] The star is moving closer to the Earth with a heliocentric radial velocity of −8 km/s. [5]
The variability of 13 Andromedae was first detected in Hipparcos satellite data, and it received its variable star designation in 1999. [12] [13]
This is a magnetic chemically peculiar star that has been assigned stellar classifications of B9 III or B9 Mn. [3] It is a variable star of the Alpha2 Canum Venaticorum type, ranging in magnitude from 5.73 down to 5.77 [4] with a period of 1.47946 days. [3] The star has a high rate of spin, showing a projected rotational velocity of 75 km/s. [8] 13 Andromedae is around 339 million years old [6] and shines with 48 times the Sun's luminosity. [7]