47 Andromedae

Above the horizon. Rise: 15:29 | Tran: 2:39 | Set: 13:45

Alt: 72.47° Az: 225.02° Direction: South-West

47 Andromedae is a main-sequence star of spectral class A2 in the constellation of Andromeda.

47 Andromedae visual magnitude is 5.58. Because of its faintness, 47 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 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);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 01h 25m 05s

Declination +37° 50’ 36”

Hour Angle 01h 02m 35s

Sideral Time 02h 27m 41s

J2000

Right Ascension 01h 23m 40s

Declination +37° 42’ 54”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 129.94°

Galactic Latitude -24.72°

Finder Chart

Simplified finder chart for 47 Andromedae.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 5.58

Class Main-sequence

Absolute magnitude 1.52

Spectral Type A2V

Color Index (B-V) 0.26

Temperature 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

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

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

Distance (light year) 211.28

Radial Speed 13 km/s

Proper Motion RA 0.083 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.022"/y

Alternative Designations

Flamsteed designation 47 Andromedae

Henry Draper Catalogue HD8374

SAO Catalogue SAO54655

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP6514

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD+36 237

FK5 Catalogue 2093

Visibility from Your Location

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

Azimuth: 52.2° RISE 15:29

Max altitude: 76.4° TRANSIT 2:39

Azimuth: 307.8° SET 13:45

Name:	Greenwich, UK
Latitude:	51° 28' 48.0" N
Longitude:	0° 0' 0.0" E
Timezone:	Europe/London

Location

Other stars in Andromeda