13 Andromedae

Above the horizon. Rise: 23:40 | Tran: 7:07 | Set: 14:35

Alt: 52.97° Az: 46.93° Direction: 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.

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

Right Ascension 23h 28m 21s

Declination +43° 03’ 07”

Hour Angle 21h 31m 57s

Sidereal Time 21h 00m 18s

J2000

Right Ascension 23h 27m 07s

Declination +42° 54’ 42”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 106.91°

Galactic Latitude -17.32°

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Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 5.75

Class Giant

Absolute magnitude 0.97

Spectral Type B9III

Color Index (B-V) 0

Temperature 10125K

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

Distance (parsec) 90.17

Distance (light year) 293.96

Radial Speed -9 km/s

Proper Motion RA 0.091 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec 0.015"/y

Alternative Designations

Flamsteed designation 13 Andromedae

Henry Draper Catalogue HD220885

SAO Catalogue SAO53039

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP115755

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD+42 4672

Visibility from Your Location

Today's 13 Andromedae rise, transit and set times from Cerrito de Jaral, Mexico are the following (all times relative to the local timezone America/Mexico_City):

Azimuth: 46.9° RISE 23:40

Max altitude: 69.2° TRANSIT 7:07

Azimuth: 313.1° SET 14:35

Name:	Cerrito de Jaral, Mexico
Latitude:	22° 13' 25.0" N
Longitude:	101° 3' 43.2" W
Timezone:	America/Mexico_City

Set Location

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