HD 222109

HD 222109
Observation data
Epoch J2000      Equinox J2000
Constellation Andromeda
Right ascension 23h 37m 32.04280s
Declination +44° 25 44.3723
Apparent magnitude (V) 5.80 (6.08 + 7.38)
Characteristics
Spectral type B8V
U−B color index -0.32
B−V color index -0.06
Astrometry
Radial velocity (Rv)−22.90±3.9 km/s
Proper motion (μ) RA: 14.20±0.30 mas/yr
Dec.: −17.63±0.45 mas/yr
Parallax (π)4.04±0.52 mas
Distanceapprox. 800 ly
(approx. 250 pc)
Absolute magnitude (MV)−1.12
Orbit
Period (P)351.22 yr
Semi-major axis (a)0.41″
Eccentricity (e)0.39
Inclination (i)40.3°
Longitude of the node (Ω)157.1°
Periastron epoch (T)B 2103.29
Argument of periastron (ω)
(secondary)
0.0°
Details
Mass2.9 M
Surface gravity (log g)3.932±0.021 cgs
Temperature12,157±100 K
Rotational velocity (v sin i)158±13 km/s
Age54 Myr
Other designations
BD+43°4508, HD 222109, HIP 116582, HR 8962, SAO 53202
Database references
SIMBADdata

HD 222109 is a binary star system located in the northern constellation of Andromeda. It has a combined apparent visual magnitude of 5.80, which allows it to be visible to the naked eye as a single star. The system has a combined spectral classification of B8V. It is situated at a distance of approximately 800 light years from the Solar System, and the two stars orbit each other with a period of 351.22 years. They are separated by a distance of 0.41 and have an orbital eccentricity of 0.39. Individually, the stars have apparent magnitudes of 6.08 and 7.38, respectively.