Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
2018-Oct-18
Exposures: RGB 44/34/50 x 2m = 4hr 16m
Processing: SGP,MaximDL,Gimp
Telescope: CFF132,STF-8300M,GM1000
Guider: LE80,LSX2,GSO2X
SU Andromedae is a carbon star located in the Andromeda constellation.
SU Andromedae is the small red star in the middle of the image. This is a faint carbon red star that requires a telescope to viewed.
SU Andromedae is listed in SIMBAD as having a spectral type of C-N5 and varying in magnitude between 8.00 and 8.5 over an unknown period. This is a type Lb variable which means it is a slow irregular and it's period cannot be precisely predicted.
This star is 1432.87 parsecs away from us, which is roughly 4673.396889 light years.