44 Andromedae

Above the horizon. Rise: 23:38 | Tran: 8:56 | Set: 18:15

Alt: 0.48° Az: 330.92° Direction: South-West

44 Andromedae is a main-sequence star of spectral class F8 in the constellation of Andromeda.

44 Andromedae visual magnitude is 5.65. Because of its faintness, 44 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 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);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 01h 11m 46s

Declination +42° 12’ 59”

Hour Angle 09h 15m 56s

Sidereal Time 10h 27m 43s

J2000

Right Ascension 01h 10m 18s

Declination +42° 04’ 53”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 126.67°

Galactic Latitude -20.65°

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Finder chart for 44 Andromedae.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 5.65

Class Main-sequence

Absolute magnitude 2.04

Spectral Type F8V

Color Index (B-V) 0.6

Temperature 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

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

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

Distance (light year) 171.76

Radial Speed -11 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.133 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.043"/y

Alternative Designations

Flamsteed designation 44 Andromedae

Henry Draper Catalogue HD6920

SAO Catalogue SAO36984

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP5493

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD+41 219

FK5 Catalogue 2075

Visibility from Your Location

Today's 44 Andromedae rise, transit and set times from Attica, United States are the following (all times relative to the local timezone America/Indiana/Indianapolis):

Azimuth: 47.8° RISE 23:38

Max altitude: 88.1° TRANSIT 8:56

Azimuth: 312.2° SET 18:15

Name:	Attica, United States
Latitude:	40° 17' 39.1" N
Longitude:	87° 14' 56.0" W
Timezone:	America/Indiana/Indianapolis

Set Location

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