Omicron Andromedae

"1 Andromedae" and "1 And" redirect here. For the galaxy, see Andromeda I. For the star, see Iota Andromedae. For other uses, see And 1.
Omicron Andromedae A

Location of ο Andromedae (far right)
Observation data
Epoch J2000      Equinox J2000
Constellation Andromeda
Right ascension 23h 01m 55.26459s[1]
Declination +42° 19′ 33.5334″[1]
Apparent magnitude (V) 3.62[2] / 3.6
Characteristics
Spectral type B6 IIIep
U−B color index -0.53[2]
B−V color index -0.09[2]
Variable type Eclipsing binary of beta Lyr
Astrometry
Radial velocity (Rv)-14.0[3] km/s
Proper motion (μ) RA: +22.99[1] mas/yr
Dec.: +0.88[1] mas/yr
Parallax (π)4.75 ± 0.53[1] mas
Distanceapprox. 690 ly
(approx. 210 pc)
Details
ο And A
Mass7.0 ± 0.2[4] M☉
Radius6.6[5] R☉
Luminosity1,380[6] L☉
Temperature13,800[6] K
Rotational velocity (v sin i)240[6] km/s
Age50.1 ± 6.8[4] Myr
Other designations
FK5 869, 1 And, BD+41° 4664, CDS 1436, HD 217676, HD 217675, HIP 113726, HR 8762, SAO 52609.[7]
Database references
SIMBADdata

Omicron Andromedae (ο And, ο Andromedae) is a star system in the constellation Andromeda. It is approximately 692 light years from Earth.

Omicron Andromedae is a binary star, whose two components are both spectroscopic binaries themselves, making a four-star system. The system as a whole is classified as a blue-white B-type giant with a mean combined apparent magnitude of +3.62.

The separation of the two brightest components, ο Andromedae A and ο Andromedae B, is 0.34 arcseconds. They have an orbital period of 68.6 years. A is separated from its spectroscopic companion by 0.05 arcseconds. A is a Gamma Cassiopeiae type variable star and the system's brightness varies from magnitude +3.58 to +3.78. This, in turn, has made determination the orbital period of A's spectroscopic binary difficult.[8] B's spectroscopic companion was discovered in 1989, and that binary has a period of 33.01 years.[9]

This star system has a peculiar velocity of 34.5 ± 5.9 km/s.[4]

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 van Leeuwen, F. (November 2007). "Validation of the new Hipparcos reduction". Astronomy and Astrophysics 474 (2): 653–664. arXiv:0708.1752. Bibcode:2007A&A...474..653V. doi:10.1051/0004-6361:20078357.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Nicolet, B. (1978), "Photoelectric photometric Catalogue of homogeneous measurements in the UBV System", Observatory, Bibcode:1978ppch.book.....N.
  3. ↑ Wilson, Ralph Elmer (1953), General Catalogue of Stellar Radial Velocities, Washington: Carnegie Institution of Washington, Bibcode:1953QB901.W495......
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 Tetzlaff, N.; Neuhäuser, R.; Hohle, M. M. (January 2011), "A catalogue of young runaway Hipparcos stars within 3 kpc from the Sun", Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society 410 (1): 190–200, arXiv:1007.4883, Bibcode:2011MNRAS.410..190T, doi:10.1111/j.1365-2966.2010.17434.x
  5. ↑ Underhill, A. B. et al. (November 1979), "Effective temperatures, angular diameters, distances and linear radii for 160 O and B stars", Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society 189: 601–605, Bibcode:1979MNRAS.189..601U.
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 Balona, L. A.; Dziembowski, W. A. (October 1999), "Excitation and visibility of high-degree modes in stars", Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society 309 (1): 221–232, Bibcode:1999MNRAS.309..221B, doi:10.1046/j.1365-8711.1999.02821.x.
  7. ↑ "omi And -- Be Star", SIMBAD Astronomical Object Database (Centre de Données astronomiques de Strasbourg), retrieved 2012-06-23.
  8. ↑ Olević, D.; Cvetković, Z. (March 2006), "Dynamical Masses of the Components in o Andromedae", The Astronomical Journal 131 (3): 1721–1723, Bibcode:2006AJ....131.1721O, doi:10.1086/499539.
  9. ↑ Hill, G. M. et al. (February 1988), "Omicron Andromedae is quadruple", Publications of the Astronomical Society of the Pacific 100: 243–250, Bibcode:1988PASP..100..243H, doi:10.1086/132161.

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