15 Andromedae

Above the horizon. Circumpolar today

Alt: 15.86° Az: 43.58° Direction: North-East

15 Andromedae is a variable main-sequence star of spectral class A1 in the constellation of Andromeda.

15 Andromedae visual magnitude is 5.59. Because of its faintness, 15 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 15 Andromedae. The red arrow shows the motion of 15 Andromedae during the next 10000 years (-2.83 arcmin in Right Ascension and -7.67 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 23h 35m 50s

Declination +40° 22’ 24”

Hour Angle 16h 02m 02s

Sidereal Time 15h 37m 53s

J2000

Right Ascension 23h 34m 37s

Declination +40° 14’ 11”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 107.4°

Galactic Latitude -20.31°

Finder Chart

Simplified finder chart for 15 Andromedae.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 5.59

Class Main-sequence

Absolute magnitude 1.32

Spectral Type A1V

Color Index (B-V) 0.1

Temperature 9028K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where 15 Andromedae is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of 15 Andromedae. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

15 Andromedae is distant 233.36 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 13 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 71.58

Distance (light year) 233.36

Radial Speed 13 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.017 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.046"/y

Alternative Designations

Flamsteed designation 15 Andromedae

Henry Draper Catalogue HD221756

SAO Catalogue SAO73346

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP116354

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD+39 5114

FK5 Catalogue 1616

General Catalogue of Variable Stars 14627

Visibility from Your Location

15 Andromedae is circumpolar and transits at 22:00 UTC (altitude: 78.9°)

Set Location

Other stars in Andromeda