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49 Andromedae

Above the horizon.  Circumpolar today
Alt: 57.55°   Az: 282.57°   Direction: West-North-West

49 Andromedae is a hypergiant star of spectral class K0 in the constellation of Andromeda.

49 Andromedae visual magnitude is 5.27. Because of its faintness, 49 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.

Image of 49 Andromedae star
DSS2 image of 49 Andromedae. The red arrow shows the motion of 49 Andromedae during the next 10000 years (1.33 arcmin in Right Ascension and -7.33 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

01h 31m 36s
+47° 08’ 04”
03h 21m 20s
04h 52m 56s

J2000

01h 30m 06s
+47° 00’ 25”

Galactic Coordinates

129.75°
-15.35°

Finder Chart

Finder chart 49 Andromedae star
Simplified finder chart for 49 Andromedae.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

5.27
Hypergiant

0.53
K0III
4743K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where 49 Andromedae is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

HR Diagram
H-R diagram showing the position of 49 Andromedae. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

49 Andromedae is distant 289.52 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 11 kilometers per second.

88.81
289.52
-11 km/s
0.008 arcsec/y
-0.044"/y

Alternative Designations

49 Andromedae
SAO37275
SAO37275

Visibility from Your Location

49 Andromedae is circumpolar and transits at 23:51 UTC (altitude: 85.7°)