13 Andromedae

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13 Andromedae
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The visual band light curve of 13 Andromedae, adapted from Adelman (2005) [1]
Observation data
Epoch J2000       Equinox J2000
Constellation Andromeda
Right ascension 23h 27m 07.40s [2]
Declination +42° 54′ 43.2″ [2]
Apparent magnitude  (V)5.75 [3]
Characteristics
Spectral type B9 III or B9 Mn [4]
B−V color index −0.007±0.004 [3]
Variable type α2 CVn [5]
Astrometry
Radial velocity (Rv)−8.1±1.6 [6]  km/s
Proper motion (μ)RA: 87.05 [2]   mas/yr
Dec.: 16.54 [2]   mas/yr
Parallax (π)10.87 ± 0.30  mas [2]
Distance 300 ± 8  ly
(92 ± 3  pc)
Absolute magnitude  (MV)0.98 [7]
Details
Luminosity 42.89 [3]   L☉
Rotational velocity (v sin i)75 [8]  km/s
Age 345 [7]   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, [10] blue-white hued variable star [5] 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, [3] 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 10.9  mas , [2] yielding a range of 300  light years. At that distance, its brightness is diminished by an extinction of 0.13 magnitude due to interstellar dust. [7] The star is moving closer to the Earth with a heliocentric radial velocity of −8 km/s. [6]

The variability of 13 Andromedae was first detected in Hipparcos satellite data, and it received its variable star designation in 1999. [11] [12]

This is a magnetic chemically peculiar star that has been assigned stellar classifications of B9 III or B9  Mn. [4] It is a variable star of the Alpha2 Canum Venaticorum type, ranging in magnitude from 5.73 down to 5.77 [5] with a period of 1.47946 days. [4] The star has a high rate of spin, showing a projected rotational velocity of 75 km/s. [8] 13 Andromedae is around 345 [7]  million years old and shines with 43 [3] times the Sun's luminosity.

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