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8 Andromedae

Above the horizon.  Circumpolar today
Alt: 51.80°   Az: 291.58°   Direction: West-North-West

8 Andromedae is a variable and multiple giant star of spectral class M2 in the constellation of Andromeda.

8 Andromedae visual magnitude is 4.85. Because of its moderate brightness, 8 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.

Image of 8 Andromedae star
DSS2 image of 8 Andromedae. The red arrow shows the motion of 8 Andromedae during the next 10000 years (6.17 arcmin in Right Ascension and 1.33 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

23h 18m 56s
+49° 09’ 18”
04h 06m 12s
03h 25m 09s

J2000

23h 17m 44s
+49° 00’ 55”

Galactic Coordinates

107.53°
-11.03°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for 8 Andromedae.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

4.85
Giant

-1.66
M2III
3555K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where 8 Andromedae is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

HR Diagram
H-R diagram showing the position of 8 Andromedae. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Star System Properties

8 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 8 Andromedae double sysyem:

4.85
10.65
5.8
219.4 arcsec

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

8 Andromedae is distant 654.62 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 8 kilometers per second.

200.80
654.62
-8 km/s
0.037 arcsec/y
0.008"/y

Alternative Designations

8 Andromedae
SAO52871
SAO52871

Visibility from Your Location

8 Andromedae is circumpolar and transits at 03:53 UTC (altitude: 87.7°)