CC Andromedae

CC Andromedae

The visual band light curve of CC Andromedae, adapted from Rousseau et al.[1]
Observation data
Epoch J2000      Equinox J2000
Constellation Andromeda
Right ascension 00h 43m 48.01231s[2]
Declination +42° 16′ 55.76902″[2]
Apparent magnitude (V) 9.19 – 9.46 variable [3]
Characteristics
Spectral type F3IV-V[3]
Apparent magnitude (R) 9.40[4]
Apparent magnitude (B) 9.693[5]
Apparent magnitude (V) 9.347[5]
Apparent magnitude (G) 9.3034[2]
Apparent magnitude (J) 8.586[6]
Apparent magnitude (H) 8.526[6]
Apparent magnitude (K) 8.49[6]
U−B color index 0.11[7]
B−V color index 0.3162[5]
Variable type δ Sct[3]
Astrometry
Radial velocity (Rv)−9.5±1.2[8] km/s
Proper motion (μ) RA: -8.198[2] mas/yr
Dec.: -3.920[2] mas/yr
Parallax (π)2.6339 ± 0.0175 mas[2]
Distance1,238 ± 8 ly
(380 ± 3 pc)
Absolute bolometric
magnitude (Mbol)		1.25[7]
Details[7]
Mass1.98 M☉
Radius3.04 R☉
Surface gravity (log g)3.77±0.1 cgs
Temperature7,400 K
Rotational velocity (v sin i)20 km/s
Other designations
2MASS J00434801+4216557, BD+41 119, HIP 3432, SAO 36605, TYC 2805-1116-1, Gaia EDR3 387336407206270080
Database references
SIMBADdata

CC Andromedae (CC And) is a variable star in the constellation Andromeda. It is a pulsating star of the Delta Scuti type, with an apparent visual magnitude that varies between 9.19 and 9.46 with a periodicity of 3 hours.[3]

The variability of CC Andromedae was discovered accidentally, by Olin Eggen on October 22, 1952, when he attempted to use it as a comparison star for measuring the brightness and colors of stars in the Andromeda Galaxy which is about one degree away from CC Andromedae.[9]

The stellar classification of CC Andromedae is F3IV-V, as it shows intermediate characteristics between a subgiant and a main sequence star. The brightness variations are the result of 7 different pulsation modes, most of which are non-radial,[7] making it a suspected Gamma Doradus variable too.[10]

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  10. ^ Liakos, Alexios; Niarchos, Panagiotis (2016), "Catalogue and properties of δ Scuti stars in binaries", Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, 465 (1): 1181–1200, arXiv:1611.00200, Bibcode:2017MNRAS.465.1181L, doi:10.1093/mnras/stw2756