56 Andromedae

Source: Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.
56 Andromedae
Observation data
Epoch J2000      Equinox J2000
Constellation Andromeda
Right ascension 01h 56m 09.36412s[1]
Declination +37° 15′ 06.5973″[1]
Apparent magnitude (V) 5.69[2]
Characteristics
Evolutionary stage giant[3]
Spectral type K0 III[4]
B−V color index +1.060[2]
Distance
330 ± 4 ly
(101 ± 1 pc)
Absolute magnitude (MV)+0.76[2]
Details
Gyr
NLTT 6465[7]
Database references
SIMBADdata

56 Andromedae, abbreviated 56 And, is a probable

″ per year.[9] This pair is positioned near the line of sight to the open cluster NGC 752, located 1,490 light-years away.[10]

The brighter primary is an aging

Sun's luminosity from its enlarged photosphere at an effective temperature of 4,765 K.[3]

The faint secondary component is a magnitude 11.93 star located at an

angular separation of 18.50″ along a position angle (PA) of 77°, as of 2001. This has changed little since 1903 when it was at a separation of 18.4″ along a PA of 80°.[12]

References

  1. ^
    doi:10.1051/0004-6361/201833051
    .
  2. ^
    S2CID 119257644
    .
  3. ^
    S2CID 119216425
    .
  4. ^
    Bibcode:1986A&A...161..314C
    .
  5. ^
    doi:10.1088/0004-6256/135/1/209
    .
  6. ^
    S2CID 118675933
    .
  7. ^ "56 And". SIMBAD. Centre de données astronomiques de Strasbourg. Retrieved October 2, 2018.
  8. S2CID 14878976
    .
  9. S2CID 2603568
    .
  10. S2CID 9079873
    .
  11. S2CID 18764566
    .
  12. doi:10.1086/323920
    .

External links
Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=56_Andromedae&oldid=1191218576"