49 Andromedae

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

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

Color of 49 Andromedae ⬤

Magnitude of 49 Andromedae 5.27

Class Hypergiant

VISIBILITY RIGHT NOW 49 Andromedae is above the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom [change]. Altitude: 48°.

Celestial coordinates and finder chart of 49 Andromedae

49 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 49 Andromedae are provided in the following table:

Right Ascension J2000 01h 30m 06s

Declination J2000 +47° 00’ 25”

Galactic Longitude 129.75°

Galactic Latitude -15.35°

Constellation Andromeda

The simplified sky map below shows the position of 49 Andromedae in the sky:

Simplified finder chart for 49 Andromedae.

Visibility of 49 Andromedae from your location

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

49 Andromedae is circumpolar and transits at 13:07 UTC (altitude: 85.5°)

Digitized Sky Survey image of 49 Andromedae

The image below is a photograph of 49 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 49 Andromedae is 0.008 arcsec per year in Right Ascension and -0.044 arcsec per year in Declination and the associated displacement for the next 10000 years is represented with the red arrow.

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);

Distance of 49 Andromedae from the Sun and relative movement

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.

Distance (parsec) 88.81 pc

Distance (light year) 289.52 ly

Heliocentric radial velocity -11 km/s

Proper Motion RA 0.008 arcsec/year

Proper Motion Dec -0.044 arcsec/year

Spectral properties of 49 Andromedae

49 Andromedae belongs to spectral class K0 and has a luminosity class of III corresponding to a hypergiant star.

Absolute magnitude 0.53

Spectral Type K0III

Color Index (B-V) 1

Temperature of 49 Andromedae 4743K

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

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

Alternative designations of 49 Andromedae

Flamsteed designation 49 Andromedae

Henry Draper Catalogue HD9057

SAO Catalogue SAO37275

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP6999

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD+46 370

How to support us

In Evidence

Other stars in Andromeda