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26 Andromedae

Above the horizon.  Circumpolar today
Alt: 62.16°   Az: 89.62°   Direction: East

26 Andromedae is a variable and double main-sequence star of spectral class B8 in the constellation of Andromeda.

26 Andromedae visual magnitude is 6.11. Because of its faintness, 26 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 26 Andromedae star
DSS2 image of 26 Andromedae. The red arrow shows the motion of 26 Andromedae during the next 10000 years (3.33 arcmin in Right Ascension and -0.50 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

00h 20m 00s
+43° 55’ 41”
21h 18m 18s
21h 38m 19s

J2000

00h 18m 42s
+43° 47’ 27”

Galactic Coordinates

116.7°
-18.68°

Finder Chart

Finder chart 26 Andromedae star
Simplified finder chart for 26 Andromedae.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

6.11
Main-sequence

-0.52
B8V
11247K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where 26 Andromedae is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

HR Diagram
H-R diagram showing the position of 26 Andromedae. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Star System Properties

26 Andromedae is a visual double star which can be observed with the help of small or medium telescopes. The table below shows key information about the 26 Andromedae double sysyem:

6.11
10.21
4.1
6.2 arcsec

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

26 Andromedae is distant 692.14 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 7 kilometers per second.

212.31
692.14
7 km/s
0.02 arcsec/y
-0.003"/y

Alternative Designations

26 Andromedae
SAO36256
SAO36256

Visibility from Your Location

26 Andromedae is circumpolar and transits at 01:05 UTC (altitude: 82.4°)