8 Andromedae
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8 Andromedae is a red giant
star in the constellation
Andromeda
. Its apparent magnitude
is 4.85.
Red giant
A red giant is a luminous giant star of low or intermediate mass in a late phase of stellar evolution. The outer atmosphere is inflated and tenuous, making the radius immense and the surface temperature low, somewhere from 5,000 K and lower...
star in the constellation
Constellation
In modern astronomy, a constellation is an internationally defined area of the celestial sphere. These areas are grouped around asterisms, patterns formed by prominent stars within apparent proximity to one another on Earth's night sky....
Andromeda
Andromeda (constellation)
Andromeda is a constellation in the northern sky. It is named after Andromeda, the princess in the Greek legend of Perseus who was chained to a rock to be eaten by the sea monster Cetus...
. Its apparent magnitude
Apparent magnitude
The apparent magnitude of a celestial body is a measure of its brightness as seen by an observer on Earth, adjusted to the value it would have in the absence of the atmosphere...
is 4.85.
Component
| NAME | Right ascension Right ascension Right ascension is the astronomical term for one of the two coordinates of a point on the celestial sphere when using the equatorial coordinate system. The other coordinate is the declination.-Explanation:... |
Declination Declination In astronomy, declination is one of the two coordinates of the equatorial coordinate system, the other being either right ascension or hour angle. Declination in astronomy is comparable to geographic latitude, but projected onto the celestial sphere. Declination is measured in degrees north and... |
Apparent magnitude Apparent magnitude The apparent magnitude of a celestial body is a measure of its brightness as seen by an observer on Earth, adjusted to the value it would have in the absence of the atmosphere... (V) |
Spectral type | Database references |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 Andromedae B (BD+48 3991B) | 23h 17m 44.7s | +49° 00' 47 | 13 | Simbad | |
| 8 Andromedae C (BD+48 3991C) | 23h 18m 01.2565s | +48° 58' 31.299 | 10.7 | Simbad | |
| 8 Andromedae D (BD+48 3991D) | 23h 17m 40.0s | +49° 00' 20 | 11.6 | Simbad | |
| 8 Andromedae E (CCDM J23178+4901P) Star in double system |
23h 17m 44.7s | +49° 00' 40 | 16.0 | Simbad |