Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
2018-Jul-27
Exposures: RGB: 30/30/30 x 2m = 3hr
Processing: SGP,MaximDL,Gimp
Telescope: CFF132,STF-8300M,GM1000
Guider: LE80,LSX2,GSO2X
VX Andromedae is a carbon star in located in the Andromeda constellation.
VX Andromedae is the small red star in the middle of the image. This is a carbon star listed in
SIMBAD as having the stellar type C-J4.5.
Visually, VX Andromedae has the characteristic deep red hue of a carbon star. At magnitude 7.8 the star it is too faint to be seen by the naked eye, so a telescope is required to observe this star.
VX Andromedae is estimated as being 622.3937 parsecs away, which is around 2029.976 light years from Earth.