58 Andromedae

58 Andromedae
Location of 58 Andromedae (circled)
Observation data
Epoch J2000      Equinox J2000
Constellation Andromeda
Right ascension 02h 08m 29.25999s
Declination +37° 51 32.6861
Apparent magnitude (V) 4.78
Characteristics
Spectral type A5 IV-V
B−V color index 0.120±0.003
Astrometry
Radial velocity (Rv)7.60±1.78 km/s
Proper motion (μ) RA: +154.296 mas/yr
Dec.: −43.304 mas/yr
Parallax (π)17.5326±0.2911 mas
Distance186 ± 3 ly
(57.0 ± 0.9 pc)
Absolute magnitude (MV)0.94
Details
Mass2.00 M
Radius1.9 R
Luminosity35.55 L
Surface gravity (log g)3.89±0.14 cgs
Temperature8,875±302 K
Metallicity [Fe/H]−0.98 dex
Rotational velocity (v sin i)135 km/s
Age425 Myr
Other designations
58 And, BD+37°486, HD 13041, HIP 9977, HR 620, SAO 55289, PPM 66995
Database references
SIMBADdata

58 Andromedae, abbreviated 58 And, is a single star in the northern constellation Andromeda. 58 Andromedae is the Flamsteed designation. It is visible to the naked eye with an apparent visual magnitude of 4.78 The distance to this star, as determined from its annual parallax shift of 17.5 mas, is 186 light years. 58 And is moving further from the Earth with a heliocentric radial velocity of +8 km/s. It has a relatively high proper motion, traversing the celestial sphere at the rate of 0.159 per year.

This star is 425 million years old with a stellar classification of A5 IV-V, indicating the spectrum displays mixed traits of an A-type main-sequence star and an older subgiant star. It is spinning rapidly with a projected rotational velocity of 135 km/s, which is giving the star an oblate shape with an equatorial bulge that is 6% larger than the polar radius. The star has double the mass of the Sun and about 1.9 times the Sun's radius. It is radiating 36 times the Sun's luminosity from its photosphere at an effective temperature of 8,875 K.