Astronomy:45 Andromedae

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Short description: Double star in the constellation Andromeda
45 Andromedae
Location of 45 Andromedae (circled)
Observation data
Equinox J2000.0]] (ICRS)
Constellation Andromeda[1]
Right ascension  01h 11m 10.2771s[2]
Declination +37° 43′ 26.848″[2]
Apparent magnitude (V) 5.80[1]
Characteristics
Evolutionary stage main sequence[2]
Spectral type B7 III-IV[3]
B−V color index −0.095±0.004[1]
Astrometry
Radial velocity (Rv)−1.5±1.0[4] km/s
Proper motion (μ) RA: −15.844[2] mas/yr
Dec.: −5.486[2] mas/yr
Parallax (π)4.9479 ± 0.0555[2] mas
Distance659 ± 7 ly
(202 ± 2 pc)
Absolute magnitude (MV)−1.10[1]
Details
Mass3.30[5] M
Radius4.24[6] R
Luminosity156[5] L
Surface gravity (log g)3.93[7] cgs
Temperature12,078[5] K
Metallicity [Fe/H]−0.47[7] dex
Rotational velocity (v sin i)60[8] km/s
Other designations
45 And, BD+36°201, HD 7019, HIP 5550, HR 348, SAO 54494, PPM 66038, WDS J01112+3743AB[9]
Database references
SIMBADdata

45 Andromedae, abbreviated 45 And, is a double star[10] in the northern constellation Andromeda. 45 Andromedae is the Flamsteed designation. Its combined apparent visual magnitude is 5.80.[1] Based upon an annual parallax shift of 4.95 mas,[2] it is located 659 light years away.

The stellar classification of 45 And is B7 III-IV,[3] matching an evolving subgiant/giant star. It has about 4.2 times the Sun's radius[6] and is radiating 156 times the Sun's luminosity from its photosphere at an effective temperature of 12,078 K.[5]

This star is most likely single. A companion star was discovered by American astronomer George W. Hough in 1890. As of 2006, the companion was at an angular separation of 0.10 along a position angle of 225° from the primary.[10]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 Anderson, E.; Francis, Ch. (2012). "XHIP: An extended hipparcos compilation". Astronomy Letters 38 (5): 331. doi:10.1134/S1063773712050015. Bibcode2012AstL...38..331A  XHIP record for this object at VizieR.
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6 Vallenari, A. et al. (2022). "Gaia Data Release 3. Summary of the content and survey properties". Astronomy & Astrophysics. doi:10.1051/0004-6361/202243940  Gaia DR3 record for this source at VizieR.
  3. 3.0 3.1 Cowley, A. (November 1972), "Spectral classification of the bright B8 stars", Astronomical Journal 77: 750–755, doi:10.1086/111348, Bibcode1972AJ.....77..750C. 
  4. de Bruijne, J. H. J.; Eilers, A.-C. (October 2012), "Radial velocities for the HIPPARCOS-Gaia Hundred-Thousand-Proper-Motion project", Astronomy & Astrophysics 546: 14, doi:10.1051/0004-6361/201219219, A61, Bibcode2012A&A...546A..61D. 
  5. 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 Quintana, Alexis L.; Wright, Nicholas J.; Martínez García, Juan (2025). "A census of OB stars within 1 KPC and the star formation and core collapse supernova rates of the Milky Way". Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society 538 (3): 1367. doi:10.1093/mnras/staf083. Bibcode2025MNRAS.538.1367Q. 
  6. 6.0 6.1 Kervella, Pierre; Arenou, Frédéric; Thévenin, Frédéric (2022). "Stellar and substellar companions from Gaia EDR3. Proper-motion anomaly and resolved common proper-motion pairs". Astronomy and Astrophysics 657. doi:10.1051/0004-6361/202142146. Bibcode2022A&A...657A...7K. 
  7. 7.0 7.1 Das, Pradosh Barun; Zucker, Daniel B.; De Silva, Gayandhi M.; Borsato, Nicholas W.; Mura-Guzmán, Aldo; Buder, Sven; Ness, Melissa; Nordlander, Thomas et al. (2025). "The GALAH Survey: Stellar parameters and abundances for 800 000 Gaia RVS spectra using GALAH DR4 and the Cannon". Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society 538 (2): 605. doi:10.1093/mnras/staf169. Bibcode2025MNRAS.538..605D. 
  8. Strom, Stephen E. et al. (2005), "B Star Rotational Velocities in h and χ Persei: A Probe of Initial Conditions during the Star Formation Epoch?", The Astronomical Journal 129 (2): 809–828, doi:10.1086/426748, Bibcode2005AJ....129..809S. 
  9. "45 And". SIMBAD. Centre de données astronomiques de Strasbourg. http://simbad.u-strasbg.fr/simbad/sim-basic?Ident=45+And. 
  10. 10.0 10.1 Mason, B. D. et al. (2014), "The Washington Visual Double Star Catalog", The Astronomical Journal 122 (6): 3466–3471, doi:10.1086/323920, Bibcode2001AJ....122.3466M.