39 Andromedae

Above the horizon. Rise: 21:40 | Tran: 7:44 | Set: 17:44

Alt: 16.61° Az: 47.40° 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.

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

Right Ascension 01h 04m 20s

Declination +41° 28’ 53”

Hour Angle 16h 41m 14s

Sidereal Time 17h 45m 35s

J2000

Right Ascension 01h 02m 54s

Declination +41° 20’ 41”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 125.24°

Galactic Latitude -21.47°

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Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 5.98

Class

Absolute magnitude 0.87

Spectral Type A5

Color Index (B-V) 0.16

Temperature 8486K

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

Main star magnitude 5.98

Secondary star magnitude 12.18

Magnitude difference 6.2

Separation 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.

Distance (parsec) 105.37

Distance (light year) 343.52

Radial Speed 4 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.02 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.01"/y

Alternative Designations

Flamsteed designation 39 Andromedae

Henry Draper Catalogue HD6116

SAO Catalogue SAO36874

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP4903

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD+40 209

Aitken Double Star Catalogue ADS863

Visibility from Your Location

Today's 39 Andromedae rise, transit and set times from Titu, Romania are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/Bucharest):

Azimuth: 48.5° RISE 21:40

Max altitude: 86.8° TRANSIT 7:44

Azimuth: 311.5° SET 17:44

Name:	Titu, Romania
Latitude:	44° 38' 60.0" N
Longitude:	25° 31' 59.9" E
Timezone:	Europe/Bucharest

Set Location

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