66 Andromedae
66 Andromedae is a main-sequence star in the constellation of Andromeda.
66 Andromedae visual magnitude is 6.12. Because of its reltive faintness, 66 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 66 Andromedae:
Celestial coordinates and finder chart of 66 Andromedae
66 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 66 Andromedae are provided in the following table:
The simplified sky map below shows the position of 66 Andromedae in the sky:
Visibility of 66 Andromedae from your location
Location: Greenwich, United Kingdom [change]
Latitude: 51° 28’ 47” N
Longitude: 0° 00’ 00” E
Timezone: Europe/London
66 Andromedae is circumpolar and transits at 07:46 UTC (altitude: 89.1°)
Digitized Sky Survey image of 66 Andromedae
The image below is a photograph of 66 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 66 Andromedae is 0.036 arcsec per year in Right Ascension and -0.093 arcsec per year in Declination and the associated displacement for the next 1000 years is represented with the red arrow.
Distance of 66 Andromedae from the Sun and relative movement
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.
Spectral properties of 66 Andromedae
66 Andromedae belongs to spectral class F4 and has a luminosity class of V corresponding to a main-sequence star.
The red dot in the diagram below shows where 66 Andromedae is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.
