3 Andromedae

Above the horizon. Circumpolar today

Alt: 14.70° Az: 19.00° 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.

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

Right Ascension 23h 05m 17s

Declination +50° 11’ 08”

Hour Angle 13h 57m 52s

Sideral Time 13h 03m 09s

J2000

Right Ascension 23h 04m 10s

Declination +50° 03’ 07”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 105.86°

Galactic Latitude -9.23°

Finder Chart

Simplified finder chart for 3 Andromedae.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 4.65

Class Hypergiant

Absolute magnitude 0.95

Spectral Type K0III

Color Index (B-V) 1.06

Temperature 4603K

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

Distance (parsec) 54.95

Distance (light year) 179.12

Radial Speed -35 km/s

Proper Motion RA 0.164 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec 0.168"/y

Alternative Designations

Flamsteed designation 3 Andromedae

Henry Draper Catalogue HD218031

SAO Catalogue SAO52649

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP113919

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD+49 4028

Visibility from Your Location

3 Andromedae is circumpolar and transits at 23:15 UTC (altitude: 88.7°)

Name:	Greenwich, UK
Latitude:	51° 28' 48.0" N
Longitude:	0° 0' 0.0" E
Timezone:	Europe/London

Location

Other stars in Andromeda