U Andromedae

Starbox short
name = U Andromedae
constell = Andromeda
ra = RA|01|15|29.8SIMBAD link|V*+U+And|V* U And -- Variable Star of Mira Cet type, database entry, SIMBAD. Accessed on line September 18, 2008.]
dec = DEC|40|43|09
appmag_v = 8.9 to 15.0
class = M6e
names = HD 7482, BD+39 291a
Simbad = V*+U+And

U Andromedae is a variable star in the constellation of Andromeda. It is classified as a Mira variable, and varies from an apparent visual magnitude of 8.9 at maximum brightness to a magnitude of 15.0 at minimum brightness, with a period of approximately 347 days. [http://webviz.u-strasbg.fr/viz-bin/VizieR-S?V*%20U%20And U And] , database entry, Combined General Catalog of Variable Stars (GCVS4.2, 2004 Ed.), N. N. Samus, O. V. Durlevich, et al., CDS ID [http://cdsarc.u-strasbg.fr/viz-bin/Cat?II/250 II/250] .] It was first observed to be variable by Thomas D. Anderson during 1894 and 1895. [New variable star in Andromeda, T. D. Anderson, "Astronomische Nachrichten" 139 (1896), p. 117–118, bibcode|1896AN....139Q.117A.] [Third catalogue of variable stars, S. C. Chandler, "Astronomical Journal" 16, #19 (issue #379, July 8, 1896), pp. 145–172, bibcode|1896AJ.....16..145C, doi|10.1086/102484.]

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