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39 Andromedae

Above the horizon.  Circumpolar today
Alt: 14.26°   Az: 38.92°   Direction: North-East

39 Andromedae is a double star of spectral class A5 in the constellation of Andromeda.

39 Andromedae visual magnitude is 5.98. Because of its faintness, 39 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 39 Andromedae star
DSS2 image of 39 Andromedae. The red arrow shows the motion of 39 Andromedae during the next 10000 years (-3.33 arcmin in Right Ascension and -1.67 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

01h 04m 18s
+41° 28’ 38”
15h 37m 24s
16h 41m 43s

J2000

01h 02m 54s
+41° 20’ 41”

Galactic Coordinates

125.24°
-21.47°

Finder Chart

Finder chart 39 Andromedae star
Simplified finder chart for 39 Andromedae.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

5.98

0.87
A5
8486K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where 39 Andromedae is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

HR Diagram
H-R diagram showing the position of 39 Andromedae. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Star System Properties

39 Andromedae is a visual double star which can be observed only with the help of very large telescopes. The table below shows key information about the 39 Andromedae double sysyem:

5.98
12.18
6.2
20.9 arcsec

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

39 Andromedae is distant 343.52 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 4 kilometers per second.

105.37
343.52
4 km/s
-0.02 arcsec/y
-0.01"/y

Alternative Designations

39 Andromedae
SAO36874
SAO36874

Visibility from Your Location

39 Andromedae is circumpolar and transits at 01:06 UTC (altitude: 80.0°)