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23 Andromedae

Above the horizon.  Circumpolar today
Alt: 18.10°   Az: 45.45°   Direction: North-East

23 Andromedae is a hypergiant star of spectral class F0 in the constellation of Andromeda.

23 Andromedae visual magnitude is 5.72. Because of its faintness, 23 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 23 Andromedae star
DSS2 image of 23 Andromedae. The red arrow shows the motion of 23 Andromedae during the next 1000 years (-2.05 arcmin in Right Ascension and -2.47 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

00h 14m 48s
+41° 10’ 22”
16h 16m 34s
16h 31m 23s

J2000

00h 13m 30s
+41° 02’ 07”

Galactic Coordinates

115.27°
-21.27°

Finder Chart

Finder chart 23 Andromedae star
Simplified finder chart for 23 Andromedae.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

5.72
Hypergiant

3.00
F0IV
7399K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where 23 Andromedae is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

HR Diagram
H-R diagram showing the position of 23 Andromedae. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

23 Andromedae is distant 114.11 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 29 kilometers per second.

35.00
114.11
-29 km/s
-0.123 arcsec/y
-0.148"/y

Alternative Designations

23 Andromedae
SAO36173
SAO36173

Visibility from Your Location

23 Andromedae is circumpolar and transits at 22:38 UTC (altitude: 79.7°)