41 Andromedae

41 Andromedae is a star in the constellation of Andromeda.

41 Andromedae visual magnitude is 5.03. Because of its reltive faintness, 41 Andromedae should be visible only from locations with dark skyes, while it is not visible at all from skyes affected by light pollution.

The table below summarizes the key facts about 41 Andromedae:

Color of 41 Andromedae ⬤

Magnitude of 41 Andromedae 5.03

Class

VISIBILITY RIGHT NOW 41 Andromedae is above the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom [change]. Altitude: 19°.

Celestial coordinates and finder chart of 41 Andromedae

41 Andromedae is situated north of the celestial equator, as such, it is more easily visible from the northern hemisphere. Celestial coordinates for the J2000 equinox as well as galactic coordinates of 41 Andromedae are provided in the following table:

Right Ascension J2000 01h 08m 00s

Declination J2000 +43° 56’ 30”

Galactic Longitude 126.08°

Galactic Latitude -18.83°

Constellation Andromeda

The simplified sky map below shows the position of 41 Andromedae in the sky:

Simplified finder chart for 41 Andromedae.

Visibility of 41 Andromedae from your location

Location: Greenwich, United Kingdom [change]
Latitude: 51° 28’ 47” N
Longitude: 0° 00’ 00” E
Timezone: Europe/London

41 Andromedae is circumpolar and transits at 12:37 UTC (altitude: 82.5°)

Digitized Sky Survey image of 41 Andromedae

The image below is a photograph of 41 Andromedae from the Digitized Sky Survey 2 (DSS2 - see the credits section) taken in the red channel. The area of sky represented in the image is 0.5x0.5 degrees (30x30 arcmins). The proper motion of 41 Andromedae is 0.165 arcsec per year in Right Ascension and -0.07 arcsec per year in Declination and the associated displacement for the next 1000 years is represented with the red arrow.

DSS2 image of 41 Andromedae. The red arrow shows the motion of 41 Andromedae during the next 1000 years (2.75 arcmin in Right Ascension and -1.17 arcmin in declination);

Distance of 41 Andromedae from the Sun and relative movement

41 Andromedae is distant 196.27 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 9 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 60.20 pc

Distance (light year) 196.27 ly

Heliocentric radial velocity 9 km/s

Proper Motion RA 0.165 arcsec/year

Proper Motion Dec -0.07 arcsec/year

Spectral properties of 41 Andromedae

41 Andromedae belongs to spectral class A3

Absolute magnitude 1.13

Spectral Type A3

Color Index (B-V) 0.11

Temperature of 41 Andromedae 8932K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where 41 Andromedae is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of 41 Andromedae. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Alternative designations of 41 Andromedae

Flamsteed designation 41 Andromedae

Henry Draper Catalogue HD6658

SAO Catalogue SAO36950

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP5317

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD+43 234

FK5 Catalogue 2071

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