14 Andromedae
| Observation data Epoch J2000.0 Equinox J2000.0 |
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|---|---|
| Constellation | Andromeda |
| Right ascension | 23h 31m 17.41s |
| Declination | +39° 14′ 10.3″ |
| Apparent magnitude (V) | 5.22 |
| Characteristics | |
| Spectral type | K0 III |
| U−B color index | 0.87 |
| B−V color index | 1.02 |
| Variable type | Suspected |
| Astrometry | |
| Radial velocity (Rv) | -58.8 km/s |
| Proper motion (μ) |
RA: 286.72 ± 0.23 mas/yr Dec.: -84.22 ± 0.17 mas/yr |
| Parallax (π) | 12.63 ± 0.27mas |
| Distance | 258 ± 6 ly (79 ± 2 pc) |
| Absolute magnitude (MV) | 6.24 |
| Details | |
| Mass | 2.2 M☉ |
| Other designations | |
| Database references | |
| SIMBAD | data |
| Exoplanet Archive | data |
| Extrasolar Planets Encyclopaedia |
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14 Andromedae (abbreviated 14 And), also named Veritate, is an orange giant star of spectral type K0III situated approximately 258 light-years away in the constellation of Andromeda. As of 2008, an extrasolar planet (designated 14 Andromedae b, later named Spe) is thought to be orbiting the star.
14 Andromedae is a suspected variable star. It is thought it was formerly an A- or F-type main-sequence star early in its life.
14 Andromedae is the star's Flamsteed designation. Following its discovery the planet was designated 14 Andromedae b.
In July 2014 the International Astronomical Union launched a process for giving proper names to certain exoplanets and their host stars. The process involved public nomination and voting for the new names. In December 2015, the IAU announced the winning names were Veritate for this star and Spe for its planet.
The winning names were based on those submitted by the Thunder Bay Centre of the Royal Astronomical Society of Canada); namely 'Veritas' and 'Spes', Latin for 'truth' and 'hope', respectively. (Veritas was also the Roman goddess of truth and Spes was the Roman goddess of hope.) The IAU substituted the ablative forms 'Veritate' and 'Spe', which mean 'where there is truth' and 'where there is hope', respectively. This was because 'Veritas' is the name of an asteroid important for the study of the solar system.
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