18 Andromedae
Above the horizon.
Circumpolar today
Alt: 88.95°
Az: 146.03°
Direction: South-East
18 Andromedae is a main-sequence star of spectral class B9 in the constellation of Andromeda.
18 Andromedae visual magnitude is 5.3. Because of its faintness, 18 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 18 Andromedae. The red arrow shows the motion of 18 Andromedae during the next
10000 years (-2.83 arcmin in Right Ascension and -0.33 arcmin in declination);
Celestial Coordinates
Apparent
J2000
Galactic Coordinates
Finder Chart
Simplified finder chart for 18 Andromedae.
Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class
Simplified finder chart for 18 Andromedae.
The red dot in the diagram below shows where 18 Andromedae is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.
H-R diagram showing the position of 18 Andromedae.
Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA
Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion
18 Andromedae is distant 389.95 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 9 kilometers per second.
Alternative Designations
Visibility from Your Location
18 Andromedae is circumpolar and transits at 00:06 UTC (altitude: 89.1°)