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2 Andromedae

Above the horizon.  Circumpolar today
Alt: 21.34°   Az: 46.96°   Direction: South-South-West

2 Andromedae is a variable and multiple main-sequence star of spectral class A3 in the constellation of Andromeda.

2 Andromedae visual magnitude is 5.1. Because of its faintness, 2 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 2 Andromedae star
DSS2 image of 2 Andromedae. The red arrow shows the motion of 2 Andromedae during the next 10000 years (9.17 arcmin in Right Ascension and -0.67 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

23h 03m 46s
+42° 53’ 42”
16h 33m 13s
15h 37m 00s

J2000

23h 02m 36s
+42° 45’ 28”

Galactic Coordinates

102.52°
-15.76°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for 2 Andromedae.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

5.1
Main-sequence

-0.05
A3V
9125K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where 2 Andromedae is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

HR Diagram
H-R diagram showing the position of 2 Andromedae. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Star System Properties

2 Andromedae is a visual double star which can be observed only with the help of very large telescopes. The table below shows key information about the 2 Andromedae double sysyem:

5.1
8.8
3.7
0.4 arcsec

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

2 Andromedae is distant 349.41 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 2 kilometers per second.

107.18
349.41
2 km/s
0.055 arcsec/y
-0.004"/y

Alternative Designations

2 Andromedae
SAO52623
SAO52623
Gl 886.1A

Visibility from Your Location

2 Andromedae is circumpolar and transits at 05:01 UTC (altitude: 81.4°)