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δ Andromedae (delta Andromedae)

Altitude: 68.7°   Azimuth: 162.5°   Direction: South-South-East

δ Andromedae is a multiple giant star in the constellation of Andromeda.

δ Andromedae visual magnitude is 3.27. Because of its moderate brightness, δ Andromedae should be easily visible from locations with dark skies, while it can be barely visible, or not visible at all, from skies affected by light pollution.

The proper motion of δ Andromedae is 0.136 arcsec per year in Right Ascension and -0.091 arcsec per year in Declination and the associated displacement for the next 1000 years is represented with the red arrow.

Image of δ Andromedae (delta Andromedae) star
DSS2 image of δ Andromedae. The red arrow shows the motion of δ Andromedae during the next 1000 years (2.27 arcmin in Right Ascension and -1.52 arcmin in declination);

Key facts about δ Andromedae

3.27
Giant

δ Andromedae (delta Andromedae) is above the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt.

Altitude: 68.7°
Azimuth: 162.5°
Direction: South-South-East

Celestial coordinates and finder chart of δ Andromedae

δ 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 δ Andromedae are provided in the following table:

00h 39m 19s
+30° 51’ 38”
119.87°
-31.94°
Andromeda

The simplified sky map below shows the position of δ Andromedae in the sky:

Finder chart δ Andromedae (delta Andromedae) star
Simplified finder chart for δ Andromedae (delta Andromedae).

Visibility of δ Andromedae from your location

Location: Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt
Latitude: 51° 28’ 47” N
Longitude: 0° 00’ 00” E
Timezone: Europe/London

Today's δ Andromedae (delta Andromedae) rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 59.1°
Max altitude: 69.4°
Azimuth: 300.9°

Distance of δ Andromedae from the Sun and relative movement

δ Andromedae is distant 101.27 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 7 kilometers per second.

31.07 pc
101.27 ly
-7 km/s
0.136 arcsec/year
-0.091 arcsec/year

Spectral properties of δ Andromedae

δ Andromedae belongs to spectral class K3 and has a luminosity class of III corresponding to a giant star.

0.81
K3III
4158K

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

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

δ Andromedae star system properties

δ Andromedae is a visual double star which can be observed only with the help of very large telescopes. The table below shows key information about the δ Andromedae double sysyem:

3.27
11.47
8.2
28.7 arcsec

Alternative designations of δ Andromedae

δ Andromedae
(delta Andromedae)
31 Andromedae
SAO54058
SAO54058