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public LocationGreenwich, United Kingdom
TimezoneEurope/London
Sunrise: 5:22 
Transit: 12:55 
Sunset: 20:28
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ε Andromedae (epsilon Andromedae)

Altitude: 41.6°   Azimuth: 266.3°   Direction: West

ε Andromedae is a giant star in the constellation of Andromeda.

ε Andromedae visual magnitude is 4.37. Because of its moderate brightness, ε 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 ε Andromedae is -0.227 arcsec per year in Right Ascension and -0.254 arcsec per year in Declination and the associated displacement for the next 1000 years is represented with the red arrow.

Image of ε Andromedae (epsilon Andromedae) star
DSS2 image of ε Andromedae. The red arrow shows the motion of ε Andromedae during the next 1000 years (-3.78 arcmin in Right Ascension and -4.23 arcmin in declination);

Key facts about ε Andromedae

4.37
Giant

ε Andromedae (epsilon Andromedae) is above the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom.

Altitude: 41.6°
Azimuth: 266.3°
Direction: West

Celestial coordinates and finder chart of ε Andromedae

ε 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 ε Andromedae are provided in the following table:

00h 38m 33s
+29° 18’ 42”
119.57°
-33.47°
Andromeda

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

Finder chart ε Andromedae (epsilon Andromedae) star
Simplified finder chart for ε Andromedae (epsilon Andromedae).

Visibility of ε Andromedae from your location

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

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

Azimuth: 60.7°
Max altitude: 67.8°
Azimuth: 299.3°

Distance of ε Andromedae from the Sun and relative movement

ε Andromedae is distant 168.56 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 84 kilometers per second.

51.71 pc
168.56 ly
-84 km/s
-0.227 arcsec/year
-0.254 arcsec/year

Spectral properties of ε Andromedae

ε Andromedae belongs to spectral class G6 and has a luminosity class of III corresponding to a giant star.

0.80
G6III
5078K

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

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

Alternative designations of ε Andromedae

ε Andromedae
(epsilon Andromedae)
30 Andromedae
SAO74164
SAO74164