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==Location==
==Location==


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The star's location is shown in the following chart of the Andromeda constellation:

[[Image:Andromeda constellation map.png|thumb|none|250px|Andromeda Constellation]]

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==Visual companion==
==Visual companion==

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Gamma Andromedae (Gamma And / γ And / γ Andromedae) is the third brightest star in the constellation of Andromeda. It is also known by the traditional name Almach (also spelt as Almaach, Almaack, Almak, Almaak, or Alamak), from the Arabic العناق الأرض al-‘anāq al-’arđ̧[1] "the caracal" (desert lynx).[2] It was known as 天大將軍一 (the First Star of the Great General of the Heaven) in Chinese.[1]

Almach

In 1778, Johann Tobias Mayer discovered that γ Andromedae was a double star. When examined in a small telescope, it appears to be a bright, golden yellow star (γ1 Andromedae) next to a dimmer, greenish-blue star (γ2 Andromedae), separated by approximately 10 arcseconds. It is considered by stargazers to be a beautiful double star with a striking contrast of color.[3][4][5] It was later discovered that γ2 Andromedae is itself a triple star system. What appears as a single star to the naked eye is thus a quadruple star system, approximately 350 light-years from the Earth.[3][6]

In the Babylonian star catalogues, γ And together with Triangulum formed the constellation known as MULAPIN (𒀯𒀳) "The Plough".[7]

Astrologically this star was considered "honourable and eminent." [8]

γ1 Andromedae

γ1 Andromedae
(γ Andromedae A)
Observation data
Epoch J2000.0      Equinox J2000.0 (ICRS)
Constellation Andromeda
Right ascension 02h 03m 53.9531s[4]
Declination +42° 19′ 47.009″[4]
Apparent magnitude (V) 2.26[4]
Characteristics
Spectral type K3IIb[9]
U−B color index +1.58[9]
B−V color index +1.37[9]
R−I color index +0.68[9]
Astrometry
Radial velocity (Rv)−11.7 ± 0.9[4] km/s
Proper motion (μ) RA: 43.08[4] mas/yr
Dec.: −50.85[4] mas/yr
Parallax (π)9.19 ± 0.73 mas[4]
Distance350 ± 30 ly
(109 ± 9 pc)
Absolute magnitude (MV)−2.9[10]
Details
Radius80[11] R☉
Luminosity2,000[11] L☉
Temperature4,500[11] K
Rotational velocity (v sin i)< 17[9] km/s
Other designations
Almach, Almaach, Almak, Almaak, Alamak, γ1 And, Gamma1 Andromedae, Gamma1 And, γ Andromedae A, γ And A, Gamma Andromedae A, Gamma And A, 57 Andromedae A, 57 And A, STF 205A, ADS 1630 A, BD+41 395, CCDM J02039+4220A, FK5 73, GC 2477, HD 12533, HIP 9640, HR 603, IDS 01578+4151 A, PPM 44721, SAO 37734, WDS 02039+4220A.[4][9][12]
Database references
SIMBADdata

γ1 Andromedae is a bright giant star with a spectral classification of K3IIb. It has an apparent visual magnitude of approximately 2.26.[9]

γ2 Andromedae

γ2 Andromedae
(γ Andromedae BC)
Observation data
Epoch J2000.0      Equinox J2000.0 (ICRS)
Constellation Andromeda
Right ascension 02h 03m 54.720s (B)[13]
Declination +42° 19′ 51.41″ (B)[13]
Apparent magnitude (V) 4.84 (BC)
     (combined)

5.5 (B)
6.3 (C)[14]

Characteristics
Spectral type B9.5V/B9.5V (B)

   (spectroscopic binary)[15]
A0V (C)[16]

U−B color index −0.12[14]
B−V color index +0.03[14]
Astrometry
Radial velocity (Rv)−14 ± 5 (B)[5] km/s
Proper motion (μ) RA: 37 (B)[5] mas/yr
Dec.: −57 (B)[5] mas/yr
Parallax (π)9.19 ± 0.73 mas[13]
Distance350 ± 30 ly
(109 ± 9 pc)
Absolute magnitude (MV)−0.3 (BC)[10]
Orbit[17]
Period (P)63.67 ± 1.0 yr
Semi-major axis (a)0.302 ± 0.001″
Eccentricity (e)0.927 ± 0.03
Inclination (i)109.8 ± 5.0°
Longitude of the node (Ω)109.6 ± 5.0°
Periastron epoch (T)B2015.5 ± 1.5
Argument of periastron (ω)
(secondary)		183.4 ± 15.0°
Position (relative to γ1 And)
Epoch of observation2004
Angular distance9.6″ [12]
Position angle63° [12]
Other designations
γ2 And, Gamma2 Andromedae, Gamma2 And, γ Andromedae BC, γ And BC, Gamma Andromedae BC, Gamma And BC, 57 Andromedae BC, 57 And BC, STT 38BC, ADS 1630 BC, CCDM J02039+4220BC, GC 2479, HD 12534, HIP 9640, HR 604, IDS 01578+4151 BC, SAO 37735, WDS 02039+4220BC.[5][18][12]
Database references
SIMBADdata

γ2 Andromedae, with an overall apparent visual magnitude of 4.84,[14] is 9.6 arcseconds away from γ1 Andromedae at a position angle of 63 degrees.[12] In October 1842, Wilhelm Struve found that γ2 Andromedae was itself a double star whose components were separated by less than an arcsecond.[1] The components are an object of apparent visual magnitude 5.5, γ Andromedae B, and a type-A main sequence star with apparent visual magnitude 6.3, γ Andromedae C.[14] They have an orbital period of about 64 years.[17] Spectrograms taken from 1957 to 1959 revealed that γ Andromedae B was itself a spectroscopic binary, composed of two type-B main sequence stars orbiting each other with a period of 2.67 days.[15]

Location

The shjkjhjkhjkh

Visual companion

CCDM J02039+4220D
Observation data
Epoch J2000.0      Equinox J2000.0 (ICRS)
Constellation Andromeda
Right ascension 02h 03m 51.74s[19]
Declination +42° 19′ 35.4″[19]
Apparent magnitude (V) 15.0[19]
Position (relative to γ1 And)
Epoch of observation1898
Angular distance27.9″ [20]
Position angle245° [20]
Database references
SIMBADdata
Other designations
WDS 02039+4220D.[20]

CCDM J02039+4220D, a star with apparent visual magnitude 15.0, has been observed 28 arcseconds away from γ1 Andromedae.[20]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c p. 36–37, Star-names and Their Meanings, Richard Hinckley Allen, New York: G. E. Stechert, 1899.
  2. ^ p. 23, Star tales, Ian Ridpath, James Clarke & Co., 1989, ISBN 0718826957.
  3. ^ a b pp. 113–114, vol. 1, Burnham's Celestial Handbook: An Observer's Guide to the Universe Beyond the Solar System, Robert Burnham, New York: Courier Dover Publications, 1978, ISBN 048623567X.
  4. ^ a b c d e f g h i NAME ALMACH -- Star in double system, database entry, SIMBAD. Accessed on line August 19, 2008.
  5. ^ a b c d e HD 12534 -- Spectroscopic binary, database entry, SIMBAD. Accessed on line August 19, 2008.
  6. ^ 01578+4151, database entry, MSC - a catalogue of physical multiple stars, A. A. Tokovinin, CDS database ID J/A+AS/124/75.
  7. ^ Origins of the ancient constellations: I. The Mesopotamian traditions, J. H. Rogers, Journal of the British Astronomical Association 108, #1 (February 1998), pp. 9–28, Bibcode:1998JBAA..108....9R.
  8. ^ p.27, Star Lore of All Ages, William Tyler Olcott, G.P. Putnam's Sons, New York and London, The Knickerbocker Press, 1911
  9. ^ a b c d e f g HR 603, database entry, The Bright Star Catalogue, 5th Revised Ed. (Preliminary Version), D. Hoffleit and W. H. Warren, Jr., CDS ID V/50. Accessed on line August 19, 2008.
  10. ^ a b From apparent magnitude and parallax.
  11. ^ a b c Almach, Jim Kaler, Stars. Accessed on line August 19, 2008.
  12. ^ a b c d e Entry 02039+4220, discoverer code STF 205, components A-BC, The Washington Double Star Catalog, United States Naval Observatory. Accessed on line August 27, 2008.
  13. ^ a b c Component 2, HIP 9640, database entry, Hipparcos catalogue, CDS ID I/239.
  14. ^ a b c d e HR 604, database entry, The Bright Star Catalogue, 5th Revised Ed. (Preliminary Version), D. Hoffleit and W. H. Warren, Jr., CDS ID V/50. Accessed on line August 19, 2008.
  15. ^ a b A Preliminary Study of the Spectroscopic Binary Gamma Andromedae B, L. A. Maestre and J. A. Wright, Astrophysical Journal 131 (January 1960), pp. 119–121, Bibcode:1960ApJ...131..119M.
  16. ^ Entry 02039+4220, discoverer code STT  38BC, The Washington Double Star Catalog, United States Naval Observatory. Accessed on line August 19, 2008.
  17. ^ a b Entry 02039+4220, Sixth Catalog of Orbits of Visual Binary Stars, William I. Hartkopf & Brian D. Mason, United States Naval Observatory. Accessed on line August 21, 2007.
  18. ^ BD+41 395C -- Star in double system, database entry, SIMBAD. Accessed on line August 21, 2008.
  19. ^ a b c CCDM J02039+4220D -- Star in double system, database entry, SIMBAD. Accessed on line August 19, 2008.
  20. ^ a b c d Entry 02039+4220, discoverer code BAR  22, components AD, The Washington Double Star Catalog, United States Naval Observatory. Accessed on line August 19, 2008.


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