32 Andromedae

Above the horizon. Rise: 0:34 | Tran: 9:06 | Set: 17:38

Alt: 32.50° Az: 297.75° Direction: West-North-West

32 Andromedae is a giant star of spectral class G8 in the constellation of Andromeda.

32 Andromedae visual magnitude is 5.33. Because of its faintness, 32 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.

DSS2 image of 32 Andromedae. The red arrow shows the motion of 32 Andromedae during the next 10000 years (-1.67 arcmin in Right Ascension and -1.17 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 00h 42m 30s

Declination +39° 35’ 52”

Hour Angle 05h 02m 26s

Sidereal Time 05h 44m 56s

J2000

Right Ascension 00h 41m 07s

Declination +39° 27’ 30”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 120.76°

Galactic Latitude -23.37°

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Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 5.33

Class Giant

Absolute magnitude 0.21

Spectral Type G8III

Color Index (B-V) 0.89

Temperature 5023K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where 32 Andromedae is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of 32 Andromedae. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

32 Andromedae is distant 344.24 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 5 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 105.60

Distance (light year) 344.24

Radial Speed -5 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.01 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.007"/y

Alternative Designations

Flamsteed designation 32 Andromedae

Henry Draper Catalogue HD3817

SAO Catalogue SAO54079

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP3231

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD+38 90

FK5 Catalogue 2043

Visibility from Your Location

Today's 32 Andromedae rise, transit and set times from Altavista, United States are the following (all times relative to the local timezone America/New_York):

Azimuth: 50.4° RISE 0:34

Max altitude: 87.5° TRANSIT 9:06

Azimuth: 309.6° SET 17:38

Name:	Altavista, United States
Latitude:	37° 6' 42.5" N
Longitude:	79° 17' 8.2" W
Timezone:	America/New_York

Set Location

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