Observation data Epoch J2000 Equinox J2000 | |
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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 | |
Database references | |
SIMBAD | data |
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W Andromedae was discovered by Thomas David Anderson in 1899. [9]
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