AD Andromedae

AD Andromedae

A visual band light curve of AD Andromedae, from Liakos et al.[1]
Observation data
Epoch J2000      Equinox J2000
Constellation Andromeda
Right ascension 23h 36m 45.00656s[2]
Declination +48° 40′ 15.57327″[2]
Apparent magnitude (V) 11.2 – 11.82 variable [3]
Characteristics
Spectral type A0V[3]
Apparent magnitude (B) 11.2[4]
Apparent magnitude (V) 11.0[4]
Apparent magnitude (G) 11.0304[2]
Apparent magnitude (J) 10.897[5]
Apparent magnitude (H) 10.819[5]
Apparent magnitude (K) 10.769[5]
B−V color index 0.80[4]
Variable type β Lyrae[3]
Astrometry
Proper motion (μ) RA: −4.606±0.058 [2] mas/yr
Dec.: −3.712±0.054[2] mas/yr
Parallax (π)0.9179 ± 0.0365 mas[2]
Distance3,600 ± 100 ly
(1,090 ± 40 pc)
Orbit[4]
Period (P)0.986 days
Semi-major axis (a)7.5 R
Inclination (i)82.6°
Periastron epoch (T)HJD 2,439,002.458
Details[4]
Primary
Mass2.76 M
Radius2.3 R
Luminosity44 L
Temperature9,800 K
Secondary
Mass2.7 M
Radius2.4 R
Luminosity47 L
Temperature9,720 K
Other designations
2MASS J23364500+4840155, BD+47 4207, TYC 3641-151-1, GSC 03641-00151
Database references
SIMBADdata

AD Andromedae (AD And) is an eclipsing binary in the constellation Andromeda. Its maximum apparent visual magnitude is 11.2, but it shows a decrease of 0.62 magnitudes during the main eclipse and 0.58 during the secondary one. It is classified as a Beta Lyrae variable star with a period of almost one day.

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference curve was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ a b c d e f Brown, A. G. A.; et al. (Gaia collaboration) (August 2018). "Gaia Data Release 2: Summary of the contents and survey properties". Astronomy & Astrophysics. 616. A1. arXiv:1804.09365. Bibcode:2018A&A...616A...1G. doi:10.1051/0004-6361/201833051. Gaia DR2 record for this source at VizieR.
  3. ^ a b c Cite error: The named reference GCVS was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  4. ^ a b c d e Cite error: The named reference Liakos2012 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  5. ^ a b c Cite error: The named reference 2MASS Cat was invoked but never defined (see the help page).