2 Andromedae
2 Andromedae, abbreviated 2 And, is a binary star[3] system in the northern constellation of Andromeda. 2 Andromedae is the Flamsteed designation. It is a faint star system but visible to the naked eye with a combined apparent visual magnitude of 5.09.[2] Based upon an annual parallax shift of 7.7 mas,[1] it is located 420 light years away. The binary nature of the star was discovered by American astronomer Sherburne Wesley Burnham at Lick Observatory in 1889.[11] The pair orbit each other over a period of 74 years with a high eccentricity of 0.8.[3]
Observation data Epoch J2000 Equinox J2000 | |
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Constellation | Andromeda |
Right ascension | 23h 02m 36.38176s[1] |
Declination | +42° 45′ 28.0628″[1] |
Apparent magnitude (V) | 5.09[2] (5.26 + 7.43)[3] |
Characteristics | |
2 And A | |
Spectral type | A1V[4] |
U−B color index | +0.10[5] |
B−V color index | +0.08[5] |
2 And B | |
Spectral type | F1V/F4V[3] |
Variable type | δ Sct?[3] |
Astrometry | |
2 And A | |
Radial velocity (Rv) | 2.1±2.4[6] km/s |
Proper motion (μ) | RA: 56.38[1] mas/yr Dec.: −4.47[1] mas/yr |
Parallax (π) | 7.74 ± 0.51[1] mas |
Distance | 420 ± 30 ly (129 ± 9 pc) |
Absolute magnitude (MV) | −0.39±0.16[7] |
2 And B | |
Absolute magnitude (MV) | 1.88±0.16[7] |
Orbit[3] | |
Period (P) | 73.997±0.509 yr |
Semi-major axis (a) | 0.225±0.011″ |
Eccentricity (e) | 0.800±0.056 |
Inclination (i) | 21.7±46.0° |
Longitude of the node (Ω) | 159.5±2.0° |
Periastron epoch (T) | 1870.280±0.595 |
Argument of periastron (ω) (secondary) | 356.4±3.0° |
Details | |
2 And A | |
Mass | 2.7±0.1[7] M☉ |
Luminosity | 130.50[2] L☉ |
Surface gravity (log g) | 3.40±0.12[7] cgs |
Temperature | 8,950±250[7] K |
Rotational velocity (v sin i) | 212[8] km/s |
Age | 100+309 −88[9] Myr |
2 And B | |
Mass | 1.78±0.06[7] M☉ |
Surface gravity (log g) | 3.90±0.16[7] cgs |
Temperature | 7,720±250[7] K |
Other designations | |
Database references | |
SIMBAD | 2 And |
2 And A | |
2 And B |
The magnitude 5.26[3] primary, designated component A, is an A-type main-sequence star based on a stellar classification of A1V[4] or A2V,[3] although it may have already left the main sequence.[7] It was identified as a candidate Lambda Boötis star, but this was ruled out by Paunzen et al. (2003) as it doesn't match the typical characteristics of these objects.[12] Although 2 And does not display a significant infrared excess, it is a shell star that displays varying absorption features due to circumstellar dust grains. This may indicate it has an orbiting debris disk containing gas that is being viewed edge-on.[13] The star is about 100 million years old and is spinning rapidly with a projected rotational velocity of 212 km/s.[8]
The magnitude 7.43[3] secondary companion, component B, is a suspected variable star and may be a Delta Scuti variable.[3] Alternatively, it may be an ellipsoidal variable with a brown dwarf companion.[7] It is an F-type main-sequence star with a class of F1V/F4.[3]
References
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- Burnham, S. W. (1894). "Sixteenth Catalogue of New Double Stars Discovered at the Lick Observatory". Publications of Lick Observatory. 2: 197–205. Bibcode:1894PLicO...2..197B.
- Paunzen, E.; et al. (June 2003). "A study of lambda Bootis type stars in the wavelength region beyond 7000 Å". Astronomy and Astrophysics. 404: 579–591. arXiv:astro-ph/0303191. Bibcode:2003A&A...404..579P. doi:10.1051/0004-6361:20030284.
- Roberge, Aki; Weinberger, Alycia J. (March 2008). "Debris Disks around Nearby Stars with Circumstellar Gas". The Astrophysical Journal. 676 (1): 509–517. arXiv:0711.4561. Bibcode:2008ApJ...676..509R. doi:10.1086/527314. S2CID 18407657.