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:
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:
The simplified sky map below shows the position of 62 Andromedae in the sky:
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 07:45 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.
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.
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.
The red dot in the diagram below shows where 62 Andromedae is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.
