HD 166

HD 166
Location of HD 166 (circled in red)
Observation data
Epoch J2000.0      Equinox J2000.0
Constellation Andromeda
Right ascension 00h 06m 36.78401s
Declination +29° 01′ 17.4127″
Apparent magnitude (V) 6.13 – 6.17
Characteristics
Evolutionary stage main sequence
Spectral type K0Ve
U−B color index +0.30
B−V color index +0.755
Variable type BY Dra
Astrometry
Radial velocity (Rv)−6.75±0.12 km/s
Proper motion (μ) RA: 380.159 mas/yr
Dec.: −177.730 mas/yr
Parallax (π)72.6419±0.0292 mas
Distance44.90 ± 0.02 ly
(13.766 ± 0.006 pc)
Absolute magnitude (MV)5.41
Details
Mass0.889 M
Radius0.9172±0.0090 R
Luminosity0.6078±0.0099 L
Surface gravity (log g)4.49±0.09 cgs
Temperature5509±34 K
Metallicity [Fe/H]0.00±0.03 dex
Rotation6.23±0.01 days
Rotational velocity (v sin i)4.1  km/s
Age78±28 Myr
Other designations
V439 And, NSV 33, BD+28°4704, GC 95, GJ 5, HD 166, HIP 544, HR 8, SAO 73743, PPM 89410, ADS 69 A, GSC 01735-00927, GSC 01735-02532
Database references
SIMBADdata

HD 166 or V439 Andromedae (ADS 69 A) is a 6th magnitude star in the constellation Andromeda, approximately 45 light-years away from Earth. It is a variable star of the BY Draconis type, varying between magnitudes 6.13 and 6.18 with a 6.23 days periodicity. It appears within one degree of the star Alpha Andromedae and is a member of the Hercules-Lyra association moving group. It also happens to be less than 2 degrees from right ascension 00h 00m.