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22 Andromedae

Above the horizon.  Circumpolar today
Alt: 12.93°   Az: 25.74°   Direction: North-North-East

22 Andromedae is a bright giant star of spectral class F2 in the constellation of Andromeda.

22 Andromedae visual magnitude is 5.03. Because of its faintness, 22 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 22 Andromedae star
DSS2 image of 22 Andromedae. The red arrow shows the motion of 22 Andromedae during the next 100000 years (13.33 arcmin in Right Ascension and 0.00 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

00h 11m 37s
+46° 12’ 35”
14h 30m 48s
14h 42m 25s

J2000

00h 10m 19s
+46° 04’ 19”

Galactic Coordinates

115.52°
-16.21°

Finder Chart

Finder chart 22 Andromedae star
Simplified finder chart for 22 Andromedae.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

5.03
Bright giant

-2.42
F2II
6880K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where 22 Andromedae is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

HR Diagram
H-R diagram showing the position of 22 Andromedae. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

22 Andromedae is distant 1,006.17 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 5 kilometers per second.

308.64
1,006.17
-5 km/s
0.008 arcsec/y

Alternative Designations

22 Andromedae
SAO36123
SAO36123

Visibility from Your Location

22 Andromedae is circumpolar and transits at 22:51 UTC (altitude: 84.7°)