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59 Andromedae

Above the horizon.  Circumpolar today
Alt: 5.93°   Az: 332.74°   Direction: North-North-West

59 Andromedae is a double main-sequence star of spectral class A1 in the constellation of Andromeda.

59 Andromedae visual magnitude is 6.1. Because of its faintness, 59 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 59 Andromedae star
DSS2 image of 59 Andromedae. The red arrow shows the motion of 59 Andromedae during the next 10000 years (-1.50 arcmin in Right Ascension and -4.33 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

02h 12m 26s
+39° 09’ 42”
09h 36m 02s
11h 48m 29s

J2000

02h 10m 53s
+39° 02’ 35”

Galactic Coordinates

139.38°
-21.28°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for 59 Andromedae.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

6.1
Main-sequence

-2.48
A1V
11092K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where 59 Andromedae is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

HR Diagram
H-R diagram showing the position of 59 Andromedae. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Star System Properties

59 Andromedae is a visual double star which can be observed with the help of small or medium telescopes. The table below shows key information about the 59 Andromedae double sysyem:

6.1
6.9
0.8
16.2 arcsec

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

59 Andromedae is distant 1,697.92 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 15 kilometers per second.

520.83
1,697.92
15 km/s
-0.009 arcsec/y
-0.026"/y

Alternative Designations

59 Andromedae
SAO55331
SAO55331

Visibility from Your Location

59 Andromedae is circumpolar and transits at 09:43 UTC (altitude: 77.7°)