HD 3

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HD 3
Observation data
Epoch J2000       Equinox J2000
Constellation Andromeda
Right ascension 00h 05m 09.75827s [1]
Declination +45° 13 44.5108 [1]
Apparent magnitude  (V)6.71 [2]
Characteristics
Evolutionary stage Main sequence [3]
Spectral type A1 Vn [3]
B−V color index 0.06 [2]
Astrometry
Radial velocity (Rv)−18.0±4.4 [4]  km/s
Proper motion (μ)RA: −27.7680±060 [1]   mas/yr
Dec.: −20.062±0.054 [1]   mas/yr
Parallax (π)6.3137 ± 0.0826  mas [1]
Distance 517 ± 7  ly
(158 ± 2  pc)
Absolute magnitude  (MV)+1.02 [5]
Details
Mass 2.36±0.08 [3]   M
Radius 2.68 [3] [lower-alpha 1]   R
Luminosity 43.5+7.9
−6.7
[3]   L
Temperature 9,057+169
−185
[3]   K
Rotational velocity (v sin i)228 [3]  km/s
Other designations
BD+44°4550, FK5  4009, HD  3, HIP  424, HR  1, SAO  36042, WDS J00052+4514A [6]
Database references
SIMBAD data

HD 3 is a single, [7] white-hued star in the northern constellation Andromeda. With an apparent visual magnitude of 6.71, [2] it is below the nominal brightness limit for visibility with the typical naked eye but may still be visible by some observers under ideal viewing conditions. It is also the first star indexed in the Bright Star Catalogue. [6] Based upon an annual parallax shift of 6.3137±0.0826  mas , [1] it is located roughly 517  light years away. The star is moving closer with a heliocentric radial velocity of −18 km/s, [4] and will make perihelion in around 2.9 million years at a separation of around 351 ly (107.71 pc). [5]

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The stellar classification of this star is A1 Vn, [3] indicating it is an A-type main-sequence star with "nebulous" lines due to rapid rotation. It is a Lambda Boötis candidate star, being classified as chemically-peculiar by Abt & Morrell (1995). [8] Murphy et al. (2015) list the membership likelihood as uncertain. [2] HD 3 has 2.36 [3] times the mass of the Sun and about 1.9 [9] times the Sun's radius. It is spinning with a projected rotational velocity of 228 km/s. [3] The star is radiating around 43.5 [3] times the Sun's luminosity from its photosphere at an effective temperature of about 9,057 K. [3]

HD 3 has two visual companions. Component B is a magnitude 13.70 star at an angular separation of 16 along a position angle (PA) of 107°, as of 2016. The third star, component C, is magnitude 10.58 and lies at a separation of 21″ along a PA of 235°, also as of 2016. [10]

Notes

  1. Radius calculated with temperature and luminosity

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