HD 2421

HD 2421
Observation data
Epoch J2000.0      Equinox J2000.0 (ICRS)
Constellation Andromeda
Right ascension 0h 28m 14s [1]
Declination 44° 23 40 [1]
Apparent magnitude (V) 5.18 [1]
Absolute magnitude (V)0.49 [1]
Distance283 ± 7 [1] ly
(87 ± 2 [1] pc)
Spectral typeA2V [1]
Other designations
HIP 2225, HR 104, HD 2421, SAO 36390 [1]

HD 2421 is a class A2V (white main-sequence) star in the constellation Andromeda. Its apparent magnitude is 5.18 and it is approximately 283 light years away based on parallax.

It is a spectroscopic binary with period 3.96 days and eccentricity 0.15, reported by Baker in 1909 and orbit computed by Udick in 1912.[2]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 SIMBAD, HD 2421 (accessed 20 September 2015)
  2. 9th Catalogue of Spectroscopic Binary Orbits, HD 2421 (accessed 20 September 2015)
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