V455 Andromedae

V455 Andromedae

The visual band light curve of the 2007 outburst of V455 Andromedae, from AAVSO data and Kato et al. (2008)[1][2]
Observation data
Epoch J2000      Equinox J2000
Constellation Andromeda
Right ascension 23h 34m 01.4485s[3]
Declination +39° 21′ 40.8665″[3]
Apparent magnitude (V) 8.5 – 16.5 variable[4]
Characteristics
Spectral type pec(UG)[5]
Apparent magnitude (B) 16.22[6]
Apparent magnitude (R) 16.14[6]
Apparent magnitude (G) 16.0635[3]
Apparent magnitude (J) 15.528[7]
Apparent magnitude (H) 15.199[7]
Apparent magnitude (K) 14.567[7]
Variable type Dwarf Nova[5]
Astrometry
Proper motion (μ) RA: −57.141±0.075 [3] mas/yr
Dec.: −139.317±0.060[3] mas/yr
Parallax (π)13.2403 ± 0.0556 mas[3]
Distance246 ± 1 ly
(75.5 ± 0.3 pc)
Orbit[8]
Period (P)81.08 minutes
Inclination (i)75°
Semi-amplitude (K1)
(primary)
36 km/s
Details[4]
White dwarf
Mass0.6 M
Rotation67.61970396±0.00000072 s
Donor star
Mass0.07 M
Other designations
2MASS J23340144+3921408
Database references
SIMBADdata

V455 Andromedae (often abbreviated to V455 And) is a dwarf nova in the constellation Andromeda. It has a typical apparent visual magnitude of 16.5, but reached a magnitude of 8.5 during the only observed outburst.

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  3. ^ 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.
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