T Andromedae

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T Andromedae
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A visual band light curve for T Andromedae, plotted from AAVSO data[1]
Observation data
Epoch J2000      Equinox J2000
Constellation Andromeda
Right ascension Template:RA[2]
Declination Template:DEC[2]
Apparent magnitude (V) 7.70 – 14.30 variable [3]
Characteristics
Spectral type M4e-M7.5e[3]
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Variable type Mira[3]
Astrometry
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Proper motion (μ) RA: −7.108[2] mas/yr
Dec.: −3.352[2] mas/yr
Parallax (π)0.5913±0.0815 mas[2]
Distanceapprox. Template:Rnd ly
(approx. Template:Rnd pc)
Details
Mass4.9[5] Template:Solar mass
Luminosity8.928[6] Template:Solar luminosity
Surface gravity (log g)−0.51[5] cgs
Temperature3,235[5] K
Metallicity [Fe/H]−0.39[5] dex
Metallicity [Fe/H]{{{metal_fe2}}} dex
Other designations
BD +26°43, HD 1795, SAO 73930
Database references
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T Andromedae (T And) is a variable star of the Mira type in the constellation Andromeda. Like all the stars of this kind, T And is a cool asymptotic giant branch star of spectral type M4e-M7.5e. Its brightness varies periodically, completing a cycle in 281 days. The peak luminosity, however, is different every variability cycle, but can reach a peak magnitude mv=7.70.[3]

Thomas David Anderson discovered that T Andromedae is a variable star, in 1894.[7] The next year, Edward Charles Pickering examined archival photographic plates to derive a light curve for the star, and calculated a period of 281 days.[8]

Measurements of the angular size variations of T And made with the Palomar Testbed Interferometer show no clear correlation with the star's brightness variations.[9][10]

References

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External links

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