| Observation data Epoch J2000 Equinox J2000 |
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| Constellation | Andromeda |
| Right ascension | 01h 56m 09.36s [1] |
| Declination | +37° 15′ 06.6″ [1] |
| Apparent magnitude (V) | 5.698 |
| Characteristics | |
| Spectral type | K0III |
| U−B color index | 0.91 |
| B−V color index | 1.06 |
| Astrometry | |
| Radial velocity (Rv) | 58.5 km/s |
| Proper motion (μ) | RA: 184.18 ± 0.36 [1] mas/yr Dec.: 11.47 ± 0.28 [1] mas/yr |
| Parallax (π) | 10.31 ± 0.33[1] mas |
| Distance | 320 ± 10 ly (97 ± 3 pc) |
| Absolute magnitude (MV) | 6.758 |
| Details | |
| Mass | 0.8 M☉ |
| Radius | 0.9 R☉ |
| Luminosity | 0.4 L☉ |
| Temperature | 3.500–5.000 K |
| Rotation | 0.0049967044 Year |
| Other designations | |
| Database references | |
| SIMBAD | data |
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| SIMBAD | data |
56 Andromedae is a binary star in the constellation Andromeda. Its apparent magnitude is 5.69. This binary system is composed of two yellow giants and is located near the open cluster NGC 752.
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