5 Andromedae

Above the horizon. Rise: 21:49 | Tran: 4:51 | Set: 11:49

Alt: 9.48° Az: 318.75° Direction: North-West

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.

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

Right Ascension 23h 08m 54s

Declination +49° 26’ 03”

Hour Angle 06h 00m 09s

Sidereal Time 05h 09m 04s

J2000

Right Ascension 23h 07m 45s

Declination +49° 17’ 44”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 106.09°

Galactic Latitude -10.16°

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Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 5.7

Class Main-sequence

Absolute magnitude 3.04

Spectral Type F5V

Color Index (B-V) 0.44

Temperature 6674K

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

Distance (parsec) 34.09

Distance (light year) 111.15

Radial Speed -2 km/s

Proper Motion RA 0.154 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec 0.133"/y

Alternative Designations

Flamsteed designation 5 Andromedae

Henry Draper Catalogue HD218470

SAO Catalogue SAO52713

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP114210

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD+48 3944

FK5 Catalogue 1604

Visibility from Your Location

Today's 5 Andromedae rise, transit and set times from Birnin Magaji, Nigeria are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Africa/Lagos):

Azimuth: 40.6° RISE 21:49

Max altitude: 53.1° TRANSIT 4:51

Azimuth: 319.4° SET 11:49

Name:	Birnin Magaji, Nigeria
Latitude:	12° 33' 33.1" N
Longitude:	6° 53' 40.5" E
Timezone:	Africa/Lagos

Set Location

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