64 Andromedae

64 Andromedae
Location of 64 Andromedae (circled)
Observation data
Epoch J2000      Equinox J2000
Constellation Andromeda
Right ascension 02h 24m 24.91599s
Declination +50° 00′ 23.5560″
Apparent magnitude (V) 5.19
Characteristics
Evolutionary stage red giant branch
Spectral type G8III
U−B color index +0.753
B−V color index +0.973
Astrometry
Radial velocity (Rv)–13.63 km/s
Proper motion (μ) RA: +24.618±0.089 mas/yr
Dec.: −36.335±0.117 mas/yr
Parallax (π)8.0682±0.0972 mas
Distance404 ± 5 ly
(124 ± 1 pc)
Absolute magnitude (MV)−0.25
Details
Mass3.12±0.19 M
Radius15.90±0.56 R
Luminosity135.6±8.8 L
Surface gravity (log g)2.55±0.05 cgs
Temperature4,944±33 K
Metallicity [Fe/H]−0.03±0.10 dex
Rotational velocity (v sin i)0.69 km/s
Age350±60 Myr
Other designations
64 And, BD+49°649, HD 14770, HIP 11220, HR 694, SAO 38005, PPM 27578
Database references
SIMBADdata

64 Andromedae, abbreviated 64 And, is a single star in the northern constellation of Andromeda. With a spectral type G8III, it is a deep-yellow coloured G-type giant approximately 404 light years from Earth with an apparent magnitude of 5.19. The star is moving closer to the Earth with a heliocentric radial velocity of –13.6 km/s.

This star is estimated to be 350 million years old with a negligible rotation rate, showing a projected rotational velocity of 0.69 km/s. It has a little more than 3 times the mass of the Sun and has expanded to 16 times the Sun's radius. 64 And is radiating 136 times the luminosity of the Sunfrom its enlarged photosphere at an effective temperature of 4,944 K