HD 225218

HD 225218
Observation data
Epoch J2000.0      Equinox J2000.0
Constellation Andromeda
HD 225218 A
Right ascension 00h 04m 36.58441s
Declination +42° 05′ 33.0865″
Apparent magnitude (V) 6.16
HD 225218 B
Right ascension 00h 04m 36.67195s
Declination +42° 05′ 27.8497″
Apparent magnitude (V) 9.65
Characteristics
A
Spectral type B9III
U−B color index 0.14
B−V color index 0.15
A
Evolutionary stage main sequence
Spectral type F0V
Astrometry
HD 225218 A
Radial velocity (Rv)−8.0 km/s
Proper motion (μ) RA: −10.367±0.266 mas/yr
Dec.: −14.491±0.222 mas/yr
Parallax (π)3.0041±0.3539 mas
Distanceapprox. 1,100 ly
(approx. 330 pc)
HD 225218 B
Proper motion (μ) RA: −12.314±0.015 mas/yr
Dec.: −16.129±0.015 mas/yr
Parallax (π)4.4324±0.0208 mas
Distance736 ± 3 ly
(226 ± 1 pc)
Orbit
PrimaryAa
NameAb
Period (P)70.12 yr
Semi-major axis (a)0.165″
Eccentricity (e)0.515
Longitude of the node (Ω)100.6°
Periastron epoch (T)B2050.0701
Argument of periastron (ω)
(secondary)
295.1°
Details
Aa
Mass4.02 M
Radius10.6 R
Luminosity394 L
Surface gravity (log g)3.90 cgs
Temperature7,679 K
Rotation25
Age1.52 years
Ab
Mass2.01 M
B
Mass1.34 M
Radius1.58 R
Luminosity4.10 L
Surface gravity (log g)4.17 cgs
Temperature6,529 K
Age2.75 Gyr
Other designations
BD+41 4933, HD 225218, HIP 365, HR 9105, NSV 15012, SAO 36037, WDS J00046+4206
Database references
SIMBADA
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HD 225218 is a quadruple star system in the northern constellation of Andromeda. The primary component, HD 225218 A, is a giant star with a stellar classification of B9III, an apparent magnitude of 6.16, and is a candidate Lambda Boötis star. It has a fainter, magnitude 9.65 companion, HD 225218 B, at an angular separation of 5.2″ along a position angle of 171°. The primary itself has been identified as a binary star system through interferometry, with the two components separated by 0.165″. The pair, HD 225218 Aa and Ab, orbit each other with a period of about 70 years and an eccentricity of 0.515. Component B is has been suspected to itself be a spectroscopic binary, but it is now thought that component A contains a third low-mass star.