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.

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

Right Ascension 02h 14m 49s

Declination +44° 20’ 59”

Hour Angle 21h 56m 21s

Sidereal Time 00h 11m 11s

J2000

Right Ascension 02h 13m 13s

Declination +44° 13’ 54”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 138.04°

Galactic Latitude -16.23°

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Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 4.83

Class Giant

Absolute magnitude -1.33

Spectral Type K3III

Color Index (B-V) 1.48

Temperature 3824K

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

Distance (parsec) 170.65

Distance (light year) 556.31

Radial Speed -46 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.02 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.016"/y

Alternative Designations

Flamsteed designation 60 Andromedae

Henry Draper Catalogue HD13520

SAO Catalogue SAO37867

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP10340

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD+43 447

FK5 Catalogue 2153

General Catalogue of Variable Stars 746

Visibility from Your Location

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

Set Location

Other stars in Andromeda