CN Andromedae

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CN Andromedae
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The visual band light curve of CN Andromedae, adapted from a plot presented by Varol Keskin [1]
Observation data
Epoch J2000       Equinox J2000
Constellation Andromeda
Right ascension 00h 20m 30.54209s [2]
Declination +40° 13′ 33.80342″ [2]
Apparent magnitude  (V)9.62 – 10.21 variable [3]
Characteristics
Spectral type F5V [3]
Apparent magnitude  (B)10.24 [4]
Apparent magnitude  (V)9.706 [4]
Apparent magnitude  (G)9.6637 [2]
Apparent magnitude  (J)8.670 [5]
Apparent magnitude  (H)8.452 [5]
Apparent magnitude  (K)8.427 [5]
B−V color index 0.49725 [4]
Variable type EB [3]
Astrometry
Radial velocity (Rv)−24.2±1.0 [6]  km/s
Proper motion (μ)RA: −8.549±0.054 [2]   mas/yr
Dec.: −35.291±0.024 [2]   mas/yr
Parallax (π)4.9670 ± 0.0425  mas [2]
Distance 657 ± 6  ly
(201 ± 2  pc)
Orbit [6]
Period (P)0.4627952±0.000035 days
Semi-major axis (a)3.066±0.035
Inclination (i)68.51±0.17°
Periastron epoch (T)HJD 2445231.51710±0.00059
Details
Primary
Mass 1.433±0.030 [7]   M☉
Radius 1.48±0.03 [7]   R☉
Luminosity 3.40 [7]   L☉
Surface gravity (log g)4.24 [6]   cgs
Temperature 6,450 [7]   K
Secondary
Mass 0.552±0.020 [7]   M☉
Radius 0.95 [7]   R☉
Luminosity0.40 [7]   L☉
Surface gravity (log g)4.22 [6]   cgs
Temperature 4,726 [7]   K
Other designations
2MASS J00203054+4013337, BD+39 59, TYC 2787-1815-1
Database references
SIMBAD data

CN Andromedae (CN And) is an eclipsing binary star in the constellation Andromeda. Its maximum apparent visual magnitude is 9.62 and drops down to a minimum of 10.2 during the main eclipse. It is classified as a Beta Lyrae variable with a period roughly of 0.4628 days. [3]

Contents

System

The two stars in this system orbit very close to each other; their spectrum cannot be separated and as a whole they have a spectrum of an F5V star. They are in marginal contact, [7] and there is a mass flow from the primary star to the secondary at a rate of 1.4 × 10−7M☉ yr−1. [6] The binary orbit is slowly decaying at rate 1.5*10−7 days/year. The third suspected component of the system is the red dwarf star with mass about 0.11 M☉, at 38±4 years orbit around binary. [8]

Variability

The light curve of CN Andromedae shows a primary eclipse, with its brightness dropping down to 10.21 magnitude, and a secondary one down to a magnitude of 9.9. [3] This phenomenon repeats with a cycle of approximately 11.1 hours, with period decreasing in time due to the mass transfer from one star to the other. [6]

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References

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