Nu Andromedae
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Observation data Equinox J2000.0 |
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Constellation | Andromeda |
Right ascension | 00h 49m 48.8s |
Declination | +41° 04' 44" |
Apparent magnitude (V) | +4.53 |
Distance | 680 ± 110 ly (208 ± 34 pc) |
Spectral type | B5V+F8V |
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Nu Andromedae (ν And / ν Andromedae) is a binary star in the constellation Andromeda. It is approximately 680 light years from Earth.
Nu Andromedae is spectroscopic binary whose components are a blue-white B-type main sequence dwarf and a yellow-white F-type main sequence dwarf. The binary has an apparent magnitude of +4.53 and an orbital period of 4.2828 days.
[edit] Location
This star's location in the constellation Andromeda can be seen in the following diagram: