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3 Andromedae

Above the horizon.  Circumpolar today
Alt: 12.75°   Az: 11.36°   Direction: North-North-East

3 Andromedae is a hypergiant star of spectral class K0 in the constellation of Andromeda.

3 Andromedae visual magnitude is 4.65. Because of its moderate brightness, 3 Andromedae is easily visible to the naked eye from locations with dark skies, while it might be barely visible, or not visible at all, from light-polluted skies.

Image of 3 Andromedae star
DSS2 image of 3 Andromedae. The red arrow shows the motion of 3 Andromedae during the next 1000 years (2.73 arcmin in Right Ascension and 2.80 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

23h 05m 19s
+50° 11’ 21”
13h 09m 49s
12h 15m 08s

J2000

23h 04m 10s
+50° 03’ 07”

Galactic Coordinates

105.86°
-9.23°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for 3 Andromedae.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

4.65
Hypergiant

0.95
K0III
4603K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where 3 Andromedae is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

HR Diagram
H-R diagram showing the position of 3 Andromedae. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

3 Andromedae is distant 179.12 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 35 kilometers per second.

54.95
179.12
-35 km/s
0.164 arcsec/y
0.168"/y

Alternative Designations

3 Andromedae
SAO52649
SAO52649

Visibility from Your Location

3 Andromedae is circumpolar and transits at 07:20 UTC (altitude: 88.7°)