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9 Andromedae

Above the horizon.  Circumpolar today
Alt: 10.35°   Az: 329.41°   Direction: North-North-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.

Image of 9 Andromedae star
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

23h 19m 36s
+41° 54’ 45”
09h 10m 52s
08h 30m 28s

J2000

23h 18m 23s
+41° 46’ 24”

Galactic Coordinates

104.91°
-17.82°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for 9 Andromedae.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

6.02
Main-sequence

0.21
A7V
10125K

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

HR 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.

144.93
472.46
-4 km/s
-0.006 arcsec/y
-0.012"/y

Alternative Designations

9 Andromedae
SAO52881
SAO52881

Visibility from Your Location

9 Andromedae is circumpolar and transits at 07:34 UTC (altitude: 80.4°)