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62 Andromedae

Above the horizon.  Circumpolar today
Alt: 14.68°   Az: 26.56°   Direction: North-North-East

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

62 Andromedae visual magnitude is 5.3. Because of its faintness, 62 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 62 Andromedae star
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);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

02h 20m 53s
+47° 29’ 34”
14h 39m 12s
17h 00m 06s

J2000

02h 19m 16s
+47° 22’ 48”

Galactic Coordinates

137.99°
-12.91°

Finder Chart

Finder chart 62 Andromedae star
Simplified finder chart for 62 Andromedae.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

5.3
Main-sequence

0.83
A1V
10252K

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

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

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

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.

78.31
255.29
-30 km/s
-0.059 arcsec/y
-0.008"/y

Alternative Designations

62 Andromedae
SAO37948
SAO37948

Visibility from Your Location

62 Andromedae is circumpolar and transits at 01:20 UTC (altitude: 86.0°)