Star in the constellation Andromeda
χ Andromedae in optical light
Chi Andromedae (χ Andromedae, χ And) is the Bayer designation for a star in the northern constellation of Andromeda . It has an apparent visual magnitude of +5.01,[ 2] which is relatively faint for a naked-eye star. Based upon parallax measurements made during the Gaia mission, Chi Andromedae is located around 264 light-years (81 parsecs ) from Earth.[ 1]
χ Andromedae is a member of 天大將軍 (Tiān Dà Jiāng Jūn ), meaning Heaven's Great General , together with γ Andromedae , φ Persei , 51 Andromedae , 49 Andromedae , θ Andromedae , τ Andromedae , 56 Andromedae , β Trianguli , γ Trianguli and δ Trianguli . Consequently, the Chinese name for χ Andromedae itself is 天大將軍五 (Tiān Dà Jiāng Jūn wǔ , English: the Fifth Star of Heaven's Great General .)[ 8]
This is most likely a spectroscopic binary system with an estimated orbital period of 20.8 years and an eccentricity of 0.37. The primary component has a stellar classification of G8 III,[ 6] which indicates it is a giant star that has exhausted the supply of hydrogen at its core and evolved away from the main sequence . The outer envelope has expanded to about nine times the radius of the Sun and it is radiating 47[ 5] times the luminosity of the Sun at an effective temperature of 5,070 K.[ 5] This heat gives the star the yellow-hued glow of a G-type star .[ 9] It appears to be rotating very slowly with no measurable projected rotational velocity .[ 5] The secondary component seems to be a main-sequence star of the spectral class G or K.[ 6]
References
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