62 Andromedae
| Observation data Epoch J2000 Equinox J2000 | |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Andromeda |
| Right ascension | 02h 19m 16.79693s |
| Declination | +47° 22′ 47.9132″ |
| Apparent magnitude (V) | 5.31 |
| Characteristics | |
| Spectral type | A0V |
| B−V color index | 0.00425 |
| Astrometry | |
| Radial velocity (Rv) | −29.6±2.8 km/s |
| Proper motion (μ) | RA: –60.03 mas/yr Dec.: –5.61 mas/yr |
| Parallax (π) | 11.9531±0.1640 mas |
| Distance | 273 ± 4 ly (84 ± 1 pc) |
| Absolute magnitude (MV) | 0.93 |
| Details | |
| Mass | 2.42±0.02 M☉ |
| Radius | 1.8 R☉ |
| Luminosity | 45.2+2.1 −1.9 L☉ |
| Temperature | 9,572+133 −131 K |
| Rotational velocity (v sin i) | 86 km/s |
| Other designations | |
| c Andromedae, 62 And, BD+46°552, FK5 1063, HD 14212, HIP 10819, HR 670, SAO 37948, PPM 44986 | |
| Database references | |
| SIMBAD | data |
62 Andromedae is a single star in the northern constellation Andromeda. 62 Andromedae is the Flamsteed designation, abbreviated 62 And; it also bears the Bayer designation of c Andromedae. It is bright enough to be seen by the naked eye, with an apparent magnitude of 5.31. Based upon parallax measurements made during the Gaia mission, it is at a distance of roughly 273 light-years (84 pc) from Earth. The star is moving closer to the Earth with a heliocentric radial velocity of −30 km/s, and is predicted to come to within 144.6 light-years in 1.6 million years.
This is an A-type main-sequence star with a stellar classification of A0 V. Abt and Morrel (1995) gave it a class of A1 III, matching a more evolved giant star. The star has 2.42 times the mass of the Sun, about 1.8 times the Sun's radius, and is spinning with a projected rotational velocity of 86 km/s. It is radiating 45 times the Sun's luminosity from its photosphere at an effective temperature of 9,572 K. 62 And is about 57% of the way through its main sequence lifetime.