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66 Andromedae

Above the horizon.  Circumpolar today
Alt: 14.98°   Az: 341.75°   Direction: North-North-West

66 Andromedae is a main-sequence star of spectral class F4 in the constellation of Andromeda.

66 Andromedae visual magnitude is 6.12. Because of its faintness, 66 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 66 Andromedae star
DSS2 image of 66 Andromedae. The red arrow shows the motion of 66 Andromedae during the next 1000 years (0.60 arcmin in Right Ascension and -1.55 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

02h 29m 34s
+50° 40’ 56”
10h 05m 56s
12h 35m 31s

J2000

02h 27m 51s
+50° 34’ 10”

Galactic Coordinates

138.18°
-9.42°

Finder Chart

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Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

6.12
Main-sequence

2.50
F4V
6827K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where 66 Andromedae is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

HR Diagram
H-R diagram showing the position of 66 Andromedae. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

66 Andromedae is distant 173.04 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 4 kilometers per second.

53.08
173.04
-4 km/s
0.036 arcsec/y
-0.093"/y

Alternative Designations

66 Andromedae
SAO23353
SAO23353

Visibility from Your Location

66 Andromedae is circumpolar and transits at 10:00 UTC (altitude: 89.2°)