Observation data Epoch J2000 Equinox J2000 | |
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Constellation | Andromeda [1] |
HD 224635 | |
Right ascension | 23h 59m 29.2915s [2] |
Declination | +33° 43′ 25.8773″ [2] |
Apparent magnitude (V) | 6.46 [3] |
HD 224636 | |
Right ascension | 23h 59m 29.2054s [4] |
Declination | +33° 43′ 27.6539″ [4] |
Apparent magnitude (V) | 6.72 [3] |
Characteristics | |
HD 224635 | |
Evolutionary stage | main sequence [2] |
Spectral type | F8 [5] |
B−V color index | 0.51 [6] |
HD 224636 | |
Evolutionary stage | main sequence [4] |
Spectral type | G1 [5] |
B−V color index | 0.55 [6] |
Astrometry | |
Radial velocity (Rv) | −7.90±0.2 [7] km/s |
Proper motion (μ) | RA: −59.68±0.65 [8] mas/yr Dec.: −113.19±0.35 [8] mas/yr |
Parallax (π) | 34.57±0.51 mas [8] |
Distance | 94 ± 1 ly (28.9 ± 0.4 pc) |
Absolute magnitude (MV) | +3.5 [1] |
Details | |
HD 224635 | |
Mass | 1.19 [9] M☉ |
Radius | 1.20 [10] R☉ |
Luminosity | 1.90 [10] L☉ |
Surface gravity (log g) | 4.36 [10] cgs |
Temperature | 6,191 [10] K |
Metallicity | −0.070 [11] |
Age | 1.42 [12] Gyr |
HD 224636 | |
Mass | 1.13 [9] M☉ |
Radius | 1.15 [10] R☉ |
Luminosity | 1.58 [10] L☉ |
Surface gravity (log g) | 4.36 [10] cgs |
Temperature | 6,023 [10] K |
Metallicity | −0.070 [11] |
Age | 1.46 [12] Gyr |
Other designations | |
BD+32 4747, HIP 118281, SAO 73656, ADS 17149, WDS J23595+3343 | |
HD 224635: HR 9074 | |
HD 224636: HR 9075 | |
Database references | |
SIMBAD | HD 224635 |
HD 224636 |
HD 224635 and HD 224636 is a pair of stars comprising a binary star system in the constellation Andromeda. They are located approximately 94 light years away [8] and they orbit each other every 717 years. [3]
The primary star is HD 224635, a magnitude 6.46 [3] star (making it visible by the naked eye under very favourable conditions) with a spectral type F8 [5] that is 1.19 times more massive than the Sun. [9]
The secondary star is the slightly fainter HD 224636, with an apparent visual magnitude of 6.72, [3] a spectral type G1, [5] and 1.13 times more massive than the Sun. [9]