62 Andromedae

62 Andromedae is a main-sequence star in the constellation of Andromeda.

62 Andromedae visual magnitude is 5.3. Because of its reltive faintness, 62 Andromedae should be visible only from locations with dark skyes, while it is not visible at all from skyes affected by light pollution.

The table below summarizes the key facts about 62 Andromedae:

Color of 62 Andromedae ⬤

Magnitude of 62 Andromedae 5.3

Class Main-sequence

VISIBILITY RIGHT NOW 62 Andromedae is above the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom [change]. Altitude: 35°.

Celestial coordinates and finder chart of 62 Andromedae

62 Andromedae is situated north of the celestial equator, as such, it is more easily visible from the northern hemisphere. Celestial coordinates for the J2000 equinox as well as galactic coordinates of 62 Andromedae are provided in the following table:

Right Ascension J2000 02h 19m 16s

Declination J2000 +47° 22’ 48”

Galactic Longitude 137.99°

Galactic Latitude -12.91°

Constellation Andromeda

The simplified sky map below shows the position of 62 Andromedae in the sky:

Simplified finder chart for 62 Andromedae.

Visibility of 62 Andromedae from your location

Location: Greenwich, United Kingdom [change]
Latitude: 51° 28’ 47” N
Longitude: 0° 00’ 00” E
Timezone: Europe/London

62 Andromedae is circumpolar and transits at 13:56 UTC (altitude: 85.9°)

Digitized Sky Survey image of 62 Andromedae

The image below is a photograph of 62 Andromedae from the Digitized Sky Survey 2 (DSS2 - see the credits section) taken in the red channel. The area of sky represented in the image is 0.5x0.5 degrees (30x30 arcmins). The proper motion of 62 Andromedae is -0.059 arcsec per year in Right Ascension and -0.008 arcsec per year in Declination and the associated displacement for the next 10000 years is represented with the red arrow.

DSS2 image of 62 Andromedae. The red arrow shows the motion of 62 Andromedae during the next 10000 years (-9.83 arcmin in Right Ascension and -1.33 arcmin in declination);

Distance of 62 Andromedae from the Sun and relative movement

62 Andromedae is distant 255.29 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 30 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 78.31 pc

Distance (light year) 255.29 ly

Heliocentric radial velocity -30 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.059 arcsec/year

Proper Motion Dec -0.008 arcsec/year

Spectral properties of 62 Andromedae

62 Andromedae belongs to spectral class A1 and has a luminosity class of V corresponding to a main-sequence star.

Absolute magnitude 0.83

Spectral Type A1V

Color Index (B-V) -0.01

Temperature of 62 Andromedae 10252K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where 62 Andromedae is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of 62 Andromedae. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Alternative designations of 62 Andromedae

Flamsteed designation 62 Andromedae

Henry Draper Catalogue HD14212

SAO Catalogue SAO37948

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP10819

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD+46 552

FK5 Catalogue 1063

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