V385 Andromedae

V385 Andromedae
Location of V385 Andromedae (circled)
Observation data
Epoch J2000      Equinox J2000
Constellation Andromeda
Right ascension 23h 24m 08.868s[1]
Declination +41° 36′ 46.35″[1]
Apparent magnitude (V) 6.413[2]
Characteristics
Evolutionary stage Red giant
Spectral type M0[3]
B−V color index +1.66[4]
Variable type LB[3][2]
Astrometry
Proper motion (μ) RA: -12.02 ± 0.31[1] mas/yr
Dec.: 2.46 ± 0.29[1] mas/yr
Parallax (π)2.7775 ± 0.1334 mas[5]
Distance1,170 ± 60 ly
(360 ± 20 pc)
Details
Radius113[5] R
Luminosity1,843[5] L
Temperature3,563[5] K
Other designations
HD 220524, BD+40 5065, HIP 115530, SAO 52978, PPM 64169
Database references
SIMBADdata

V385 Andromedae is a variable star in the constellation Andromeda, about 360 parsecs (1,200 ly) away. It is a red giant over a hundred times larger than the sun. It has an apparent magnitude around 6.4, just about visible to the naked eye in ideal conditions.

A light curve for V385 Andromedae, plotted from MASCARA data[2]

V385 Andromedae was identified as a long-period variable in 1999 from analysis of Hipparcos photometry.[6] It was classified as a slow irregular variable,[3] but analysis of its light curve identified a possible 36 day period.[2] It varies by about 0.1 magnitudes.[2][3]

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