44 Andromedae

44 Andromedae is a main-sequence star in the constellation of Andromeda.

44 Andromedae visual magnitude is 5.65. Because of its reltive faintness, 44 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 44 Andromedae:

Color of 44 Andromedae ⬤

Magnitude of 44 Andromedae 5.65

Class Main-sequence

VISIBILITY RIGHT NOW 44 Andromedae is above the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom [change]. Altitude: 28°.

Celestial coordinates and finder chart of 44 Andromedae

44 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 44 Andromedae are provided in the following table:

Right Ascension J2000 01h 10m 18s

Declination J2000 +42° 04’ 53”

Galactic Longitude 126.67°

Galactic Latitude -20.65°

Constellation Andromeda

The simplified sky map below shows the position of 44 Andromedae in the sky:

Simplified finder chart for 44 Andromedae.

Visibility of 44 Andromedae from your location

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

44 Andromedae is circumpolar and transits at 12:35 UTC (altitude: 80.6°)

Digitized Sky Survey image of 44 Andromedae

The image below is a photograph of 44 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 44 Andromedae is -0.133 arcsec per year in Right Ascension and -0.043 arcsec per year in Declination and the associated displacement for the next 1000 years is represented with the red arrow.

DSS2 image of 44 Andromedae. The red arrow shows the motion of 44 Andromedae during the next 1000 years (-2.22 arcmin in Right Ascension and -0.72 arcmin in declination);

Distance of 44 Andromedae from the Sun and relative movement

44 Andromedae is distant 171.76 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 11 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 52.69 pc

Distance (light year) 171.76 ly

Heliocentric radial velocity -11 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.133 arcsec/year

Proper Motion Dec -0.043 arcsec/year

Spectral properties of 44 Andromedae

44 Andromedae belongs to spectral class F8 and has a luminosity class of V corresponding to a main-sequence star.

Absolute magnitude 2.04

Spectral Type F8V

Color Index (B-V) 0.6

Temperature of 44 Andromedae 5968K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where 44 Andromedae is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of 44 Andromedae. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Alternative designations of 44 Andromedae

Flamsteed designation 44 Andromedae

Henry Draper Catalogue HD6920

SAO Catalogue SAO36984

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP5493

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD+41 219

FK5 Catalogue 2075

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