TU Andromedae

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TU Andromedae
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The visual band light curve of TU Andromedae, from AAVSO data [1]
Observation data
Epoch J2000       Equinox J2000
Constellation Andromeda
Right ascension 00h 32m 22.72867s [2]
Declination +26° 01 45.9211 [2]
Apparent magnitude  (V)7.5 13.5 [3]
Characteristics
Spectral type M5e [3]
B−V color index 0.96 [4]
Variable type Mira [3]
Astrometry
Proper motion (μ)RA: −7.435±0.069 [2]   mas/yr
Dec.: −3.136±0.057 [2]   mas/yr
Parallax (π)0.9435 ± 0.0623  mas [2]
Distance 3,500 ± 200  ly
(1,060 ± 70  pc)
Details
Mass 0.87 [5]   M
Luminosity 5,200 - 5,400 [6]   L
Surface gravity (log g)−0.44 [5]   cgs
Temperature 2,639 [5]   K
Metallicity [Fe/H]0.547 [5]   dex
Other designations
HD  2890, HIP  2546, 2MASS  J00322275+2601459
Database references
SIMBAD data

TU Andromedae (TU And) is a variable star of the Mira type in the constellation Andromeda. It has a spectral type of M5e and a visual magnitude which varies between extremes of 7.6 and 13.5.

TU Andromedae was discovered on photographs taken by Sergey Nikolayevich Blazhko and Lydia Ceraski in 1907 and 1908. The discovery was announced by Witold Ceraski in 1909. [7]

Like all the stars of this kind, TU And is a cool asymptotic giant branch star, meaning it is fusing hydrogen and helium in concentric shells outside an inert core of carbon and oxygen formed earlier in its life on the horizontal branch. Its period is stable at 316.8 days. [3]

The modelled properties of TU Andromedae at maximum brightness are not in agreement with available models of Mira stars (which work for Mira itself). It is uncertain if the problem is in the measured parameters of the star or in imperfections of the models. It had a mass between 1.15 and 1.4 M when it was on the main sequence but is now less massive. [6]

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