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5 Andromedae

Above the horizon.  Circumpolar today
Alt: 21.15°   Az: 34.73°   Direction: North-East

5 Andromedae is a main-sequence star of spectral class F5 in the constellation of Andromeda.

5 Andromedae visual magnitude is 5.7. Because of its faintness, 5 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 5 Andromedae star
DSS2 image of 5 Andromedae. The red arrow shows the motion of 5 Andromedae during the next 1000 years (2.57 arcmin in Right Ascension and 2.22 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

23h 08m 53s
+49° 25’ 55”
15h 39m 08s
14h 48m 02s

J2000

23h 07m 45s
+49° 17’ 44”

Galactic Coordinates

106.09°
-10.16°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for 5 Andromedae.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

5.7
Main-sequence

3.04
F5V
6674K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where 5 Andromedae is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

HR Diagram
H-R diagram showing the position of 5 Andromedae. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

5 Andromedae is distant 111.15 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 2 kilometers per second.

34.09
111.15
-2 km/s
0.154 arcsec/y
0.133"/y

Alternative Designations

5 Andromedae
SAO52713
SAO52713

Visibility from Your Location

5 Andromedae is circumpolar and transits at 13:41 UTC (altitude: 88.0°)