47 Andromedae

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

47 Andromedae visual magnitude is 5.58. Because of its reltive faintness, 47 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 47 Andromedae:

Color of 47 Andromedae ⬤

Magnitude of 47 Andromedae 5.58

Class Main-sequence

VISIBILITY RIGHT NOW 47 Andromedae is above the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom [change]. Altitude: 1°.

Celestial coordinates and finder chart of 47 Andromedae

47 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 47 Andromedae are provided in the following table:

Right Ascension J2000 01h 23m 40s

Declination J2000 +37° 42’ 54”

Galactic Longitude 129.94°

Galactic Latitude -24.72°

Constellation Andromeda

The simplified sky map below shows the position of 47 Andromedae in the sky:

Simplified finder chart for 47 Andromedae.

Visibility of 47 Andromedae from your location

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

Today's 47 Andromedae rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, United Kingdom [change] are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 52.3° RISE 2:11

Max altitude: 76.2° TRANSIT 13:12

Azimuth: 307.7° SET 0:18

RIGHT NOW 47 Andromedae is above the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom

Digitized Sky Survey image of 47 Andromedae

The image below is a photograph of 47 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 47 Andromedae is 0.083 arcsec per year in Right Ascension and -0.022 arcsec per year in Declination and the associated displacement for the next 10000 years is represented with the red arrow.

DSS2 image of 47 Andromedae. The red arrow shows the motion of 47 Andromedae during the next 10000 years (13.83 arcmin in Right Ascension and -3.67 arcmin in declination);

Distance of 47 Andromedae from the Sun and relative movement

47 Andromedae is distant 211.28 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 13 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 64.81 pc

Distance (light year) 211.28 ly

Heliocentric radial velocity 13 km/s

Proper Motion RA 0.083 arcsec/year

Proper Motion Dec -0.022 arcsec/year

Spectral properties of 47 Andromedae

47 Andromedae belongs to spectral class A2 and has a luminosity class of V corresponding to a main-sequence star.

Absolute magnitude 1.52

Spectral Type A2V

Color Index (B-V) 0.26

Temperature of 47 Andromedae 7726K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where 47 Andromedae is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of 47 Andromedae. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Alternative designations of 47 Andromedae

Flamsteed designation 47 Andromedae

Henry Draper Catalogue HD8374

SAO Catalogue SAO54655

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP6514

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD+36 237

FK5 Catalogue 2093

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