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4 Andromedae

Above the horizon.  Circumpolar today
Alt: 65.62°   Az: 272.90°   Direction: West

4 Andromedae is a double giant star of spectral class K5 in the constellation of Andromeda.

4 Andromedae visual magnitude is 5.33. Because of its faintness, 4 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 4 Andromedae star
DSS2 image of 4 Andromedae. The red arrow shows the motion of 4 Andromedae during the next 10000 years (-1.50 arcmin in Right Ascension and -4.67 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

23h 08m 48s
+46° 31’ 24”
02h 27m 12s
01h 36m 01s

J2000

23h 07m 39s
+46° 23’ 13”

Galactic Coordinates

104.9°
-12.82°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for 4 Andromedae.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

5.33
Giant

0.23
K5III
3934K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where 4 Andromedae is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

HR Diagram
H-R diagram showing the position of 4 Andromedae. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Star System Properties

4 Andromedae is a visual double star which can be observed with the help of small or medium telescopes. The table below shows key information about the 4 Andromedae double sysyem:

5.33
10.83
5.5
48.2 arcsec

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

4 Andromedae is distant 341.72 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 6 kilometers per second.

104.82
341.72
-6 km/s
-0.009 arcsec/y
-0.028"/y

Alternative Designations

4 Andromedae
SAO52711
SAO52711

Visibility from Your Location

4 Andromedae is circumpolar and transits at 13:13 UTC (altitude: 85.0°)