10 Andromedae
10 Andromedae is a hypergiant star in the constellation of Andromeda.
10 Andromedae visual magnitude is 5.79. Because of its reltive faintness, 10 Andromedae should be visible only from locations with dark skyes, while it is not visible at all from skyes affected by light pollution.
The table below summarizes the key facts about 10 Andromedae:
Celestial coordinates and finder chart of 10 Andromedae
10 Andromedae is situated north of the celestial equator, as such, it is more easily visible from the northern hemisphere. Celestial coordinates for the J2000 equinox as well as galactic coordinates of 10 Andromedae are provided in the following table:
The simplified sky map below shows the position of 10 Andromedae in the sky:
Visibility of 10 Andromedae from your location
Location: Greenwich, United Kingdom [change]
Latitude: 51° 28’ 47” N
Longitude: 0° 00’ 00” E
Timezone: Europe/London
10 Andromedae is circumpolar and transits at 04:46 UTC (altitude: 80.6°)
Digitized Sky Survey image of 10 Andromedae
The image below is a photograph of 10 Andromedae from the Digitized Sky Survey 2 (DSS2 - see the credits section) taken in the red channel. The area of sky represented in the image is 0.5x0.5 degrees (30x30 arcmins). The proper motion of 10 Andromedae is 0.052 arcsec per year in Right Ascension and 0.01 arcsec per year in Declination and the associated displacement for the next 10000 years is represented with the red arrow.
Distance of 10 Andromedae from the Sun and relative movement
10 Andromedae is distant 542.43 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 3 kilometers per second.
Spectral properties of 10 Andromedae
10 Andromedae belongs to spectral class M0 and has a luminosity class of III corresponding to a hypergiant star.
The red dot in the diagram below shows where 10 Andromedae is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.
