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13 Andromedae

Above the horizon.  Circumpolar today
Alt: 12.91°   Az: 33.21°   Direction: North-North-East

13 Andromedae is a giant star of spectral class B9 in the constellation of Andromeda.

13 Andromedae visual magnitude is 5.75. Because of its faintness, 13 Andromedae is visible to the naked eye only from locations with very dark skies, while it is not visible at all from skies affected by light pollution.

Image of 13 Andromedae star
DSS2 image of 13 Andromedae. The red arrow shows the motion of 13 Andromedae during the next 1000 years (1.52 arcmin in Right Ascension and 0.25 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

23h 28m 20s
+43° 03’ 01”
15h 07m 45s
14h 36m 05s

J2000

23h 27m 07s
+42° 54’ 42”

Galactic Coordinates

106.91°
-17.32°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for 13 Andromedae.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

5.75
Giant

0.97
B9III
10125K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where 13 Andromedae is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

HR Diagram
H-R diagram showing the position of 13 Andromedae. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

13 Andromedae is distant 293.96 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 9 kilometers per second.

90.17
293.96
-9 km/s
0.091 arcsec/y
0.015"/y

Alternative Designations

13 Andromedae
SAO53039
SAO53039

Visibility from Your Location

13 Andromedae is circumpolar and transits at 14:00 UTC (altitude: 81.6°)