Iota Andromedae

ι Andromedae
Observation data
Epoch J2000.0      Equinox J2000.0
Constellation Andromeda
Right ascension 23h 38m 08.2s
Declination +43° 16' 05"
Apparent magnitude (V) +4.29
Distance 503 ± 50 ly
(154 ± 15 pc)
Spectral type B8V
Other designations
17 Andromedae, HR 8965, HD 222173, BD+42°4720, FK5 891, HIP 116631, SAO 53216, GC 32850

Iota Andromedae (ι And, ι Andromedae) is a star in the constellation Andromeda.

Iota Andromedae is a blue-white B-type main sequence dwarf with an apparent magnitude of +4.29. It is approximately 503 light years from Earth.

Name

In the catalogue of stars in the Calendarium of Al Achsasi Al Mouakket, this star was designated Keff al-Salsalat (كف المسلسلة - kaf al-musalsala), which was translated into Latin as Manus Catenata, meaning palm of chained woman.[1]

In Chinese, 螣蛇 (Téng Shé), meaning Flying Serpent, refers to an asterism consisting of ι Andromedae, α Lacertae, 4 Lacertae, π2 Cygni, π1 Cygni, HD 206267, ε Cephei, β Lacertae, σ Cassiopeiae, ρ Cassiopeiae, τ Cassiopeiae, AR Cassiopeiae, 9 Lacertae, 3 Andromedae, 7 Andromedae, 8 Andromedae, λ Andromedae, κ Andromedae and ψ Andromedae[2]. Consequently, ι Andromedae itself is known as 螣蛇二十二 (Téng Shé èrshíèr, English: the Twenty Second Star of Flying Serpent)[3]

References

  1. ^ Knobel, E. B. (June 1895). "Al Achsasi Al Mouakket, on a catalogue of stars in the Calendarium of Mohammad Al Achsasi Al Mouakket". Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society 55: 429. Bibcode 1895MNRAS..55..429K. 
  2. ^ (Chinese) 中國星座神話, written by 陳久金. Published by 台灣書房出版有限公司, 2005, ISBN 978-986-7332-25-7.
  3. ^ (Chinese) AEEA (Activities of Exhibition and Education in Astronomy) 天文教育資訊網 2006 年 7 月 7 日
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