65 Andromedae

Above the horizon. Circumpolar today

Alt: 16.07° Az: 22.26° Direction: South

65 Andromedae is a multiple giant star of spectral class K4 in the constellation of Andromeda.

65 Andromedae visual magnitude is 4.71. Because of its moderate brightness, 65 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 65 Andromedae. The red arrow shows the motion of 65 Andromedae during the next 10000 years (4.50 arcmin in Right Ascension and -1.67 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 02h 27m 20s

Declination +50° 23’ 32”

Hour Angle 14h 19m 14s

Sidereal Time 16h 46m 35s

J2000

Right Ascension 02h 25m 37s

Declination +50° 16’ 42”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 137.95°

Galactic Latitude -9.83°

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Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 4.71

Class Giant

Absolute magnitude -0.41

Spectral Type K4III

Color Index (B-V) 1.53

Temperature 3749K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where 65 Andromedae is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of 65 Andromedae. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Star System Properties

65 Andromedae is a visual double star which can be observed with the help of small or medium telescopes. The table below shows key information about the 65 Andromedae double sysyem:

Main star magnitude 4.71

Secondary star magnitude 10.41

Magnitude difference 5.7

Separation 191.7 arcsec

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

65 Andromedae is distant 344.61 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 5 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 105.71

Distance (light year) 344.61

Radial Speed -5 km/s

Proper Motion RA 0.027 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.01"/y

Alternative Designations

Flamsteed designation 65 Andromedae

Henry Draper Catalogue HD14872

SAO Catalogue SAO23319

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP11313

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD+49 656

FK5 Catalogue 2165

Visibility from Your Location

65 Andromedae is circumpolar and transits at 08:24 UTC (altitude: 88.9°)

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