| Observation data Epoch J2000 Equinox J2000 | |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Andromeda [1] |
| Right ascension | 00h 13m 30.83999s [2] |
| Declination | +41° 02′ 07.3358″ [2] |
| Apparent magnitude (V) | 5.71 [1] |
| Characteristics | |
| Evolutionary stage | main sequence [2] |
| Spectral type | F0 IV [3] |
| B−V color index | +0.331±0.004 [1] |
| Astrometry | |
| Radial velocity (Rv) | −27.1±1.2 [4] km/s |
| Proper motion (μ) | RA: −123.558 [2] mas/yr Dec.: −146.479 [2] mas/yr |
| Parallax (π) | 26.8715±0.0403 mas [2] |
| Distance | 121.4 ± 0.2 ly (37.21 ± 0.06 pc) |
| Absolute magnitude (MV) | +3.01 [5] |
| Details | |
| Mass | 1.51 [6] M☉ |
| Radius | 1.66 [6] R☉ |
| Luminosity | 5.7 [6] L☉ |
| Surface gravity (log g) | 4.17 [6] cgs |
| Temperature | 6,921 [6] K |
| Metallicity [Fe/H] | −0.13±0.07 [7] dex |
| Rotational velocity (v sin i) | 36 [3] km/s |
| Age | 2.2 [8] Gyr |
| Other designations | |
| 23 And, BD+40°29, FK5 2010, HD 905, HIP 1086, HR 41, SAO 36173, PPM 42707 [9] | |
| Database references | |
| SIMBAD | data |
23 Andromedae, abbreviated 23 And, is a presumed single [10] star in the constellation Andromeda, although it has been a suspected spectroscopic binary. [11] 23 Andromedae is the Flamsteed designation. Its apparent visual magnitude is 5.71, [1] which indicates it is dimly visible to the naked eye under good viewing conditions. The distance to 23 And, as determined from its annual parallax shift of 26.9 mas , [2] is 121.4 light years. The star is moving further from the Earth with a heliocentric radial velocity of −27 km/s. [4] It has a relatively high proper motion, traversing the celestial sphere at the rate of 0.191″ per year. [12]
The stellar classification of 23 And is F0 IV, [3] matching an F-type subgiant star that is in the process of evolving into a red giant. It displays a slight microvariability with a frequency of 0.85784 d−1 and an amplitude of 0.0062 magnitude. [13] The star is around 2.2 billion years old [8] with a projected rotational velocity of 36 km/s. [3] It has 1.51 times the mass of the Sun and is radiating 5.7 times the Sun's luminosity from its photosphere at an effective temperature of 6,921 K . [6]