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36 Andromedae

Above the horizon.  Rise: 17:50 | Tran: 2:06 | Set: 10:18
Alt: 20.53°   Az: 282.73°   Direction: West-North-West

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.

Image of 36 Andromedae star
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

00h 56m 17s
+23° 45’ 42”
05h 45m 43s
06h 42m 01s

J2000

00h 54m 57s
+23° 37’ 41”

Galactic Coordinates

123.97°
-39.24°

Finder Chart

Finder chart 36 Andromedae star
Simplified finder chart for 36 Andromedae.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

5.47
Sub-giant

2.52
K1IV
4743K

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

HR 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:

5.47
5.87
0.4
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.

38.93
126.90
2 km/s
0.131 arcsec/y
-0.031"/y

Alternative Designations

36 Andromedae
SAO74359
SAO74359

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°
Max altitude: 62.3°
Azimuth: 293.8°