32 Andromedae, a yellow giant star in Andromeda
32 Andromedae is a yellow giant star in the constellation Andromeda. At 354 light years away, it shines at an apparent visual magnitude of 5.3.
32 Andromedae (HIP 3231)
32 Andromedae is a yellow giant star in the constellation Andromeda. At 354 light years away, it shines at an apparent visual magnitude of 5.30. The iron abundance of 32 Andromedae is -0.15 (70.8% of the Sun). It is moving through the Galaxy at a speed of 9.5 km/s relative to the Sun. Its projected Galactic orbit carries it between 23,600 and 34,300 light years from the center of the Galaxy.
Sky position: RA 0h 41.1m, Dec +39° 27.6'
Common designations: 32 Andromedae, HIP 3231, HD 3817
Brightest stars in Andromeda:
(list all)
| Rank | Mag. | Star |
| 33 | 5.04 | 41 Andromedae |
| 34 | 5.09 | 2 Andromedae |
| 35 | 5.14 | HD 3346 |
| 36 | 5.16 | Rho Andromedae |
| 37 | 5.18 | HR 104 |
| 38 | 5.19 | 64 Andromedae |
| 39 | 5.20 | 28 Andromedae |
| 40 | 5.22 | 14 Andromedae |
| 41 | 5.27 | A Andromedae |
42
| 5.30
) 32 Andromedae
| Rank | Mag. | Star |
| 43 | 5.30 | 4 Andromedae |
| 44 | 5.31 | 6 Persei |
| 45 | 5.31 | 62 Andromedae |
| 46 | 5.35 | 18 Andromedae |
| 47 | 5.42 | 55 Andromedae |
| 48 | 5.44 | 11 Andromedae |
| 49 | 5.45 | HR 157 |
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Galactic Orbit of 32 Andromedae
(compared to the Sun)
E
ccentricity: 18.5% vs. 16.0%Angle φ : 34.8°vs. 26.0°
Semi-major axis : 8,887 pc vs. 8,686 pc
Semi-minor axis: 8,733 pc vs. 8,574 pc
Focus-to-center
: 1,643 pcvs. 1,388 pcSemilatus rectum : 8,583 pc vs. 8,464 pc
Perigalacticon: 7,243 pc vs. 7,297 pc
Apogalacticon
: 10,530 pcvs. 10,074 pcSome Tabulated XHIP Data for 32 Andromedae
(see also: SIMBAD)
Astrometry
2007A&A...474..653V
| Position | Proper Motion | |
| Right Ascension: | 10.27998083° ±0.21 mas | -15.32 ±0.29 mas/yr. |
| Declination: | 39.45867139° ±0.24 mas | -2.53 ±0.25 mas/yr. |
| Galactic Longitude: | 120.76256631° | -15.41 mas/yr. |
| Galactic Latitude: | -23.36961376° | -1.86 mas/yr. |
Parallax: 9.19 ± 0.31 mas
Spectrography
Spectral Type: G8III 1981AJ.....86.1896H.
Radial Velocity: -5.10 ±0.30 km/s [A rating] 2006AstL...32..759G.
Iron Abundance [Fe/H]:
-0.15 ±0.03 dex
2011A&A...525A..71W, 2007A&A...475.1003H, 1990ApJS...74.1075M.
Photometry
| band | magnitude | Abs. Mag. |
| U | ||
| B | 6.19 | 1.01 |
| V | 5.30 | 0.12 |
| R | ||
| I | 4.50 | -0.68 |
| J | 3.89 | -1.29 |
| H | 3.46 | -1.72 |
| K | 3.23 | -1.95 |
B-V: +0.89 V-I: +0.80
Derivations
Heliocentric distance: 108.67 pc (3.4% margin of error)
Galactocentric distance: 7,452 pc
Transverse velocity: 8.0 km/s
3D heliocentric position and motion:
|
toward: |
Galactic center | Galactic rotation | North Galactic Pole |
| Position ( X, Y, Z) | -51.0 pc | 85.7 pc | -43.1 pc |
| Velocity (U, V, W) | 9.4 km/s | -0.3 km/s | 1.1 km/s |