66 Andromedae

Below the horizon. Rise: 5:23 | Tran: 7:43 | Set: 10:07

Alt: -8.48° Az: 32.73° Direction: North-North-East

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.

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

Right Ascension 02h 29m 35s

Declination +50° 40’ 58”

Hour Angle 20h 09m 42s

Sidereal Time 22h 39m 17s

J2000

Right Ascension 02h 27m 51s

Declination +50° 34’ 10”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 138.18°

Galactic Latitude -9.42°

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Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 6.12

Class Main-sequence

Absolute magnitude 2.50

Spectral Type F4V

Color Index (B-V) 0.41

Temperature 6827K

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

Distance (parsec) 53.08

Distance (light year) 173.04

Radial Speed -4 km/s

Proper Motion RA 0.036 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.093"/y

Alternative Designations

Flamsteed designation 66 Andromedae

Henry Draper Catalogue HD15138

SAO Catalogue SAO23353

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP11465

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD+49 666

Visibility from Your Location

Today's 66 Andromedae rise, transit and set times from North Curl Curl, Australia are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Australia/Sydney):

Azimuth: 39.3° RISE 5:23

Max altitude: 5.6° TRANSIT 7:43

Azimuth: 320.7° SET 10:07

Name:	North Curl Curl, Australia
Latitude:	33° 45' 43.9" S
Longitude:	151° 17' 24.0" E
Timezone:	Australia/Sydney

Set Location

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