HD 224635 and HD 224636

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HD 224635/HD 224636
Observation data
Epoch J2000      Equinox J2000
Constellation Andromeda
HD 224635
Right ascension 23h 59m 29.2915s[1]
Declination +33° 43′ 25.8773″[1]
Apparent magnitude (V) 6.46[2]
HD 224636
Right ascension 23h 59m 29.2054s[3]
Declination +33° 43′ 27.6539″[3]
Apparent magnitude (V) 6.72[2]
Characteristics
HD 224635
Spectral type F8[4]
B−V color index 0.51[5]
HD 224636
Spectral type G1[4]
B−V color index 0.55[5]
Distance
94 ± 1 ly
(28.9 ± 0.4 pc)
Details
Mass1.19 + 1.13 [8] M
Luminosity3.47[9] L
Temperature6,072[10] K
Metallicity-0.070[10]
HR
 9075
Database references
SIMBADdata
Database references
SIMBADdata

HD 224635 and HD 224636 is a pair of stars comprising a

light years away[7] and they orbit each other every 717 years.[2]

The primary star is HD 224635, a

spectral type F8[4] that is 1.19 times more massive than the Sun.[8]

The secondary star is the slightly fainter HD 224636, with an apparent visual magnitude of 6.72,[2] a spectral type G1,[4] and 1.13 times more massive than the Sun.[8]

References