Observation data Epoch J2000 Equinox J2000 | |
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Constellation | Andromeda |
Right ascension | 02h 35m 27.90126s [1] |
Declination | +39° 39′ 51.7705″ [1] |
Apparent magnitude (V) | 6.26 [2] |
Characteristics | |
Spectral type | B9.5 III HgMn [2] |
U−B color index | −0.33 [2] |
B−V color index | −0.30 [2] |
Astrometry | |
Radial velocity (Rv) | −6.8±1.1 [3] km/s |
Proper motion (μ) | RA: +16.659 [1] mas/yr Dec.: −34.296 [1] mas/yr |
Parallax (π) | 4.9384 ± 0.1650 mas [1] |
Distance | 660 ± 20 ly (202 ± 7 pc) |
Absolute magnitude (MV) | −0.36 [4] |
Details | |
Mass | 2.88 [5] M☉ |
Radius | 3.274 [6] R☉ |
Luminosity | 158 [6] L☉ |
Surface gravity (log g) | 3.8 [5] cgs |
Temperature | 10,809 [5] K |
Metallicity [Fe/H] | −0.17 [5] dex |
Rotational velocity (v sin i) | 30 [7] km/s |
Age | 162 [8] Myr |
Other designations | |
Database references | |
SIMBAD | data |
HD 16004 is blue-white hued star in the northern constellation of Andromeda. It is a challenge to see with the naked eye even under good viewing conditions, having an apparent visual magnitude of 6.26. [2] Located approximately 660 light-years (202 parsecs ) away from the Sun based on parallax, it is drifting closer with a heliocentric radial velocity of −7 km/s. [3]
This is a chemically peculiar mercury-manganese star [10] with a stellar classification of B9.5 III HgMn. [2] It is an estimated 162 million years old and is spinning with a projected rotational velocity of 30 km/s . [7] The star is radiating 158 times the luminosity of the Sun from its photosphere at an effective temperature of 10,809 K .
5 Aquarii is a single star in the zodiac constellation of Aquarius, located about 830 light years away from the Sun, based on parallax. 5 Aquarii is the Flamsteed designation. It is visible to the naked eye as a faint, blue-white hued star with an apparent visual magnitude of 5.55. This object is moving closer to the Earth with a heliocentric radial velocity of −3 km/s.
11 Boötis is a giant star in the northern constellation of Boötes, located about 332 light years away from the Sun. It is near the lower limit of visibility to the naked eye, appearing as a dim, white-hued star with an apparent visual magnitude of 6.23. This body is moving closer to the Earth with a heliocentric radial velocity of −24 km/s.
42 Camelopardalis is a single star in the constellation Camelopardalis, located roughly 770 light years away from the Sun. It is visible to the naked eye as a faint, blue-white hued star with an apparent visual magnitude of 5.14. The visual magnitude of the star is diminished by an extinction of 0.22 due to interstellar dust. It is moving further from the Earth with a heliocentric radial velocity of 3 km/s. 42 Camelopardalis has a peculiar velocity of 24.4+1.9
−2.1 km/s and may be a runaway star.
9 Vulpeculae is a star in the northern constellation of Vulpecula, located about 560 light years away based on parallax. It is visible to the naked eye as a faint, blue-white hued star with a baseline apparent visual magnitude of 5.01. The star is moving further from the Earth with a heliocentric radial velocity of +5 km/s.
ι Lyrae, Latinised as Iota Lyrae, is a binary star in the northern constellation of Lyra. It is visible to the naked eye as a dim, blue-white hued star with an apparent visual magnitude that fluctuates around 5.22. This object is located approximately 910 light years distant from the Sun based on parallax, but is drifting nearer with a radial velocity of −26 km/s.
KK Andromedae, also known as HD 9531, is a variable star in the northern constellation of Andromeda. It has an apparent visual magnitude of 5.90, which places it near the lower limit of visibility to the naked eye even under good viewing conditions. An Alpha2 Canum Venaticorum variable, it varies in brightness by 0.012 magnitude every 0.66 days. Based upon an annual parallax shift of 7.5 mas as seen from Earth, it is located around 437 light years from the Sun. At that distance, the brightness of the star is diminished by an extinction of 0.26 magnitude due to interstellar dust.
HD 37519 or Andrew's Star is a star in the northern constellation Auriga. It has a blue-white hue and is dimly visible to the naked eye with an apparent visual magnitude of 6.04. The distance to HD 37519 is approximately 810 light years based on parallax, but it is drifting closer with a radial velocity of −10 km/s.
Zeta2 Antliae is the Bayer designation for a star in the southern constellation of Antlia, the air pump. With an apparent visual magnitude of 5.91, it is a relatively faint star that requires dark suburban skies for viewing with the naked eye. Parallax measurements show it to be located at a distance of roughly 386 light-years from Earth.
μ Ophiuchi, Latinized as Mu Ophiuchi, is a solitary, blue-white hued star in the equatorial constellation of Ophiuchus. It is visible to the naked as a faint point of light with an apparent visual magnitude of 4.62. This object is located approximately 760 light years away from the Sun based on parallax, but is drifting closer with a radial velocity of −18.5 km/s.
Eta2 Coronae Australis, Latinized from η2 Coronae Australis, is a solitary star located in the southern constellation of Corona Australis. It is visible to the naked eye as a dim, blue-white hued star with an apparent visual magnitude of 5.59. Gaia DR3 parallax measurements imply a distance of 770 light years from the Solar System, but it is drifting closer with a radial velocity of −23 km/s. At its current distance Eta2 CrA's brightness is diminished by 0.27 magnitudes due to stellar extinction from interstellar dust and it has an absolute magnitude of −0.24.
Omega1 Cygni, Latinized from ω1 Cygni, is the Bayer designation for a solitary star in the northern constellation of Cygnus. It is visible to the naked eye with an apparent visual magnitude of 4.94. Based upon an annual parallax shift of 2.59 mas, it is estimated to lie roughly 1,260 light years from the Sun. Relative to its neighbors, this star has a peculiar velocity of 25.7±2.2 km/s.
22 Cygni is a binary star system in the northern constellation of Cygnus. It is visible to the naked eye as a faint, blue-white hued star with an apparent visual magnitude of 4.95. The annual shift of 3.0 mas yields a distance estimate of around 1,070 light years. It is moving closer to the Earth with a heliocentric radial velocity of −15 km/s.
26 Vulpeculae is a close binary star system in the northern constellation of Vulpecula, around 644 light years away from the Sun. It is a challenge to view with the naked eye, having an apparent visual magnitude of 6.40. The star is moving closer to the Earth with a heliocentric radial velocity of −63 km/s, and is expected to come within 225 light-years in around 2.6 million years.
Epsilon Microscopii, Latinized from ε Microscopii, is a single, white-hued star in the southern constellationof Microscopium. It is faintly visible to the naked eye with an apparent visual magnitude of 4.71. The annual parallax shift of the star is 19.7054 mas as measured from Earth, which yields a distance estimate of around 166 light years. It is moving further from the Sun with a radial velocity of +7 km/s.
3 Monocerotis is a binary star system in the equatorial constellation of Monoceros, located approximately 780 light years away from the Sun based on parallax. It is visible to the naked eye as a faint, blue-white hued star with a combined apparent visual magnitude of 4.92. The system is moving further from the Earth with a heliocentric radial velocity of +39 km/s.
29 Persei is a single star in the northern constellation of Perseus, located approximately 640 light years away from the Sun based on parallax. It is visible to the naked eye as faint, blue-white hued star with an apparent visual magnitude of 5.16. This object is a member of the Alpha Persei Cluster.
HD 146624 is a single, white-hued star in the southern zodiac constellation of Scorpius. It is faintly visible to the naked eye, having an apparent visual magnitude of 4.80. The distance to HD 146624 can be estimated from its annual parallax shift of 23.0 mas, yielding a separation of 142 light years. At that distance, the visual magnitude is reduced by an extinction of 0.17 due to interstellar dust. It is a member of the Beta Pictoris moving group, a set of ~12 million year old stars that share a common motion through space.
31 Persei is a single star in the northern constellation of Perseus. It is visible to the naked eye as a dim, blue-white hued point of light with an apparent visual magnitude of 5.05. This star is located around 172 parsecs (560 ly) away from the Sun, and it is drifting closer with a radial velocity of −1.6 km/s. It is likely a member of the Alpha Persei Cluster.
11 Sagittae is a blue in the constellation Sagitta with a spectral type of B9III.
HD 31134, also designated as HR 1561, is a solitary star located in the northern circumpolar constellation Camelopardalis, the giraffe. It is faintly visible to the naked eye as a white-hued star with an apparent magnitude of 5.74. Gaia DR3 parallax measurements place it 473 light years away. It appears to be approaching the Solar System with a heliocentric radial velocity of −15.1 km/s. At its current distance, HD 31134's brightness is diminished by 0.35 magnitudes due to interstellar dust. It has an absolute magnitude of +0.19.