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60 Andromedae

Above the horizon.  Circumpolar today
Alt: 68.28°   Az: 96.93°   Direction: East

60 Andromedae is a variable giant star of spectral class K3 in the constellation of Andromeda.

60 Andromedae visual magnitude is 4.83. Because of its moderate brightness, 60 Andromedae is easily visible to the naked eye from locations with dark skies, while it might be barely visible, or not visible at all, from light-polluted skies.

Image of 60 Andromedae star
DSS2 image of 60 Andromedae. The red arrow shows the motion of 60 Andromedae during the next 10000 years (-3.33 arcmin in Right Ascension and -2.67 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

02h 14m 49s
+44° 20’ 59”
21h 56m 21s
00h 11m 11s

J2000

02h 13m 13s
+44° 13’ 54”

Galactic Coordinates

138.04°
-16.23°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for 60 Andromedae.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

4.83
Giant

-1.33
K3III
3824K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where 60 Andromedae is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

HR Diagram
H-R diagram showing the position of 60 Andromedae. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

60 Andromedae is distant 556.31 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 46 kilometers per second.

170.65
556.31
-46 km/s
-0.02 arcsec/y
-0.016"/y

Alternative Designations

60 Andromedae
SAO37867
SAO37867

Visibility from Your Location

60 Andromedae is circumpolar and transits at 08:23 UTC (altitude: 82.9°)