W Andromedae

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W Andromedae
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The visual band light curve of W Andromedae, from AAVSO data [1]
Observation data
Epoch J2000       Equinox J2000
Constellation Andromeda
Right ascension 02h 17m 32.96122s [2]
Declination +44° 18 17.7573 [2]
Apparent magnitude  (V)6.7 14.6 [3]
Characteristics
Spectral type S6,1e-S9,2e [3]
Variable type Mira [3]
Astrometry
Radial velocity (Rv)−38.19±0.4 [4]  km/s
Proper motion (μ)RA: −0.162 [2]   mas/yr
Dec.: −2.516 [2]   mas/yr
Parallax (π)2.2125 ± 0.0953  mas [2]
Distance 1,470 ± 60  ly
(450 ± 20  pc)
Absolute magnitude  (MV)−5.27 [5]
Details
Mass 5.6 [6]   M
Luminosity 8,394 [7]   L
Surface gravity (log g)−0.61 [6]   cgs
Temperature 3,030 [6]   K
Metallicity [Fe/H]0.003 [6]   dex
Other designations
HD 14028, BD+43 461a, HIP 10687, HR  663
Database references
SIMBAD data

W Andromedae is a variable star in the constellation of Andromeda. It is classified as a Mira variable and S-type star, [8] and varies from an apparent visual magnitude of 14.6 at minimum brightness to a magnitude of 6.7 at maximum brightness, with a period of approximately 397.3 days. [3]

W Andromedae was discovered by Thomas David Anderson in 1899. [9]

W Andromedae is an S-type AGB star, [10] in the process of expelling its red giant envelope into space. Line emission from the 115 GHz rotational transition of carbon monoxide was detected in 1986 by Benjamin Zuckerman et al. The width of the emission line indicated that the star is surrounded by a circumstellar envelope expanding at 11 km/sec. [11] The star is losing mass due to stellar winds at a rate of 2.79×10−7 M/yr. [5]


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