56 Andromedae

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56 Andromedae
Observation data
Epoch J2000       Equinox J2000
Constellation Andromeda
Right ascension 01h 56m 09.36412s [1]
Declination +37° 15′ 06.5973″ [1]
Apparent magnitude  (V)5.69 [2]
Characteristics
Evolutionary stage giant [3]
Spectral type K0 III [4]
B−V color index +1.060 [2]
Astrometry
Radial velocity (Rv)+61.77±0.13 [5]  km/s
Proper motion (μ)RA: +183.659 [1]   mas/yr
Dec.: +11.670 [1]   mas/yr
Parallax (π)9.8863 ± 0.1292  mas [1]
Distance 330 ± 4  ly
(101 ± 1  pc)
Absolute magnitude  (MV)+0.76 [2]
Details
Mass 1.34±0.37 [6]   M☉
Radius 11 [5]   R☉
Luminosity 56.2 [5]   L☉
Surface gravity (log g)2.58±0.18 [3]   cgs
Temperature 4,765±35 [3]   K
Metallicity [Fe/H]−0.15±0.07 [3]   dex
Rotational velocity (v sin i)0.0 [5]  km/s
Age 3.16+1.11
−0.82 [6]   Gyr
Other designations
56 And, BD+36° 355, HD  11749, HIP  9021, HR  557, SAO  55107, WDS J01562+3715A, NLTT  6465 [7]
Database references
SIMBAD data

56 Andromedae, abbreviated 56 And, is a probable binary star [8] system in the northern constellation of Andromeda. 56 Andromedae is the Flamsteed designation. It has a combined apparent visual magnitude of 5.69, [2] which is just bright enough to be dimly visible to the naked eye under good seeing conditions. The distance to this system can be ascertained from its annual parallax shift, measured at 9.9  mas [1] with the Gaia space observatory, which yields a separation of 330  light years. It is moving further from the Earth with a heliocentric radial velocity of +62 km/s [5] and is traversing the celestial sphere at a relatively high rate of 0.183″ per year. [9] This pair is positioned near the line of sight to the open cluster NGC 752, located 1,490 light-years away. [10]

The brighter primary is an aging giant star [3] with a stellar classification of K0 III, [4] having exhausted the hydrogen at its core and evolved off the main sequence. It is a red clump giant, having undergone "helium flash" and is presently generating energy at its core through helium fusion. [11] The star is about 3.1 [6]  billion years old with a negligible observable rotation rate, so the rotation axis of the star is likely pointing towards us. [5] It has 1.3 [6] times the mass of the Sun and has expanded to 11 [5] times the Sun's radius The star is radiating 56 [5] times the Sun's luminosity from its enlarged photosphere at an effective temperature of 4,765 K. [3]

The faint secondary component is a magnitude 11.93 star located at an angular separation of 18.50″ along a position angle (PA) of 77°, as of 2001. This has changed little since 1903 when it was at a separation of 18.4″ along a PA of 80°. [12]

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11 Andromedae, abbreviated 11 And, is a single, orange-hued star in the northern constellation of Andromeda. 11 Andromedae is the Flamsteed designation. It has an apparent visual magnitude of 5.44, which is bright enough to be faintly visible to the naked eye. An annual parallax shift of 11.5 mas yields a distance estimate of 283 light years. It is moving further from the Earth with a heliocentric radial velocity of +10 km/s.

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45 Andromedae, abbreviated 45 And, is a double star in the northern constellation Andromeda. 45 Andromedae is the Flamsteed designation. Its combined apparent visual magnitude is 5.80. Based upon an annual parallax shift of 9.57 mas, it is located 341 light years away.

39 Andromedae, abbreviated 39 And, is a double star in the northern constellation Andromeda. 39 Andromedae is the Flamsteed designation. Its apparent visual magnitude is 5.95, which indicates it is near the lower limit on visibility to the naked eye. The distance to this star, as estimated from its annual parallax shift of 9.57 mas, is 341 light years. It is a suspected member of the Ursa Major Moving Group, although King et al. (2003) list it as a probable non-member.

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39 Eridani is a wide binary star system in the equatorial constellation of Eridanus. It is visible to the naked eye as a faint, orange-hued star with a combined apparent visual magnitude of 4.87. As of 2015, the components had an angular separation of 6.4″ along a position angle of 143°. The system is moving further from the Sun with a heliocentric radial velocity of +7 km/s.

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