36 Andromedae

Above the horizon. Rise: 1:51 | Tran: 10:03 | Set: 18:14

Alt: 33.24° Az: 92.85° Direction: East

36 Andromedae is a variable and multiple sub-giant star of spectral class K1 in the constellation of Andromeda.

36 Andromedae visual magnitude is 5.47. Because of its faintness, 36 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 36 Andromedae. The red arrow shows the motion of 36 Andromedae during the next 1000 years (2.18 arcmin in Right Ascension and -0.52 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 00h 56m 19s

Declination +23° 45’ 55”

Hour Angle 19h 36m 27s

Sidereal Time 20h 32m 47s

J2000

Right Ascension 00h 54m 57s

Declination +23° 37’ 41”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 123.97°

Galactic Latitude -39.24°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for 36 Andromedae.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 5.47

Class Sub-giant

Absolute magnitude 2.52

Spectral Type K1IV

Color Index (B-V) 1

Temperature 4743K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where 36 Andromedae is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of 36 Andromedae. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Star System Properties

36 Andromedae is a visual double star which can be observed with the help of large telescopes. The table below shows key information about the 36 Andromedae double sysyem:

Main star magnitude 5.47

Secondary star magnitude 5.87

Magnitude difference 0.4

Separation 0.6 arcsec

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

36 Andromedae is distant 126.90 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 2 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 38.93

Distance (light year) 126.90

Radial Speed 2 km/s

Proper Motion RA 0.131 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.031"/y

Alternative Designations

Flamsteed designation 36 Andromedae

Henry Draper Catalogue HD5286

SAO Catalogue SAO74359

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP4288

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD+22 146

General Catalogue of Variable Stars 343

Aitken Double Star Catalogue ADS755

Visibility from Your Location

Today's 36 Andromedae rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 66.2° RISE 1:51

Max altitude: 62.3° TRANSIT 10:03

Azimuth: 293.8° SET 18:14

Set Location

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