Ross 248

Ross 248 (HH Andromedae) is a small star about  from Earth. It is in the direction of the northern constellation of Andromeda.Leggett S.K. 1992. Infrared colors of low-mass stars. Astrophysical Journal Supplement Series 82 (1): 351–394.  Despite its proximity to the Earth, this star is too dim to be seen with the naked eye.Routray, Sudhir K. 2004. Light years away: the whole creation at a glance. iUniverse, p. 31.  Ross 248 was first catalogued by Frank Elmore Ross in 1926 with his second list of proper motion stars.Ross, Frank E. 1926. New proper-motion stars, (second list). Astronomical Journal 36 (856): 124–128. 

The star is a UV Ceti-type variable star and a red dwarf

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Category:Variable stars
Category:Red dwarfs