9 Andromedae

Above the horizon. Rise: 21:45 | Tran: 6:02 | Set: 14:19

Alt: 15.02° Az: 310.49° Direction: South-South-West

9 Andromedae is a variable main-sequence star of spectral class A7 in the constellation of Andromeda.

9 Andromedae visual magnitude is 6.02. Because of its faintness, 9 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 9 Andromedae. The red arrow shows the motion of 9 Andromedae during the next 10000 years (-1.00 arcmin in Right Ascension and -2.00 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 23h 19m 36s

Declination +41° 54’ 47”

Hour Angle 06h 36m 50s

Sidereal Time 05h 56m 27s

J2000

Right Ascension 23h 18m 23s

Declination +41° 46’ 24”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 104.91°

Galactic Latitude -17.82°

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Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 6.02

Class Main-sequence

Absolute magnitude 0.21

Spectral Type A7V

Color Index (B-V)

Temperature 10125K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where 9 Andromedae is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of 9 Andromedae. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

9 Andromedae is distant 472.46 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 4 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 144.93

Distance (light year) 472.46

Radial Speed -4 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.006 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.012"/y

Alternative Designations

Flamsteed designation 9 Andromedae

Henry Draper Catalogue HD219815

SAO Catalogue SAO52881

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP115065

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD+40 5043

General Catalogue of Variable Stars AN And

Visibility from Your Location

Today's 9 Andromedae rise, transit and set times from Tecate, Mexico are the following (all times relative to the local timezone America/Tijuana):

Azimuth: 48.1° RISE 21:45

Max altitude: 80.7° TRANSIT 6:02

Azimuth: 311.9° SET 14:19

Name:	Tecate, Mexico
Latitude:	32° 34' 1.9" N
Longitude:	116° 37' 30.0" W
Timezone:	America/Tijuana

Set Location

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