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χ Andromedae (chi Andromedae)

Above the horizon.  Circumpolar today
Alt: 9.21°   Az: 20.51°   Direction: North-North-East

χ Andromedae is a giant star of spectral class G8 in the constellation of Andromeda.

χ Andromedae visual magnitude is 4.98. Because of its moderate brightness, χ 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 χ Andromedae (chi Andromedae) star
DSS2 image of χ Andromedae. The red arrow shows the motion of χ Andromedae during the next 10000 years (-3.67 arcmin in Right Ascension and 2.00 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

01h 40m 52s
+44° 30’ 46”
13h 56m 02s
15h 36m 54s

J2000

01h 39m 20s
+44° 23’ 09”

Galactic Coordinates

131.89°
-17.65°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for χ Andromedae (chi Andromedae).

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

4.98
Giant

0.63
G8III
5023K

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

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

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

χ Andromedae is distant 242.20 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 7 kilometers per second.

74.29
242.20
7 km/s
-0.022 arcsec/y
0.012"/y

Alternative Designations

χ Andromedae
(chi Andromedae)
52 Andromedae
SAO37406
SAO37406

Visibility from Your Location

χ Andromedae (chi Andromedae) is circumpolar and transits at 15:41 UTC (altitude: 83.0°)