ε Andromedae (epsilon Andromedae)

Above the horizon. Rise: 1:08 | Tran: 10:06 | Set: 19:04

Alt: 1.23° Az: 40.29° Direction: North-East

ε Andromedae is a giant star of spectral class G6 in the constellation of Andromeda.

ε Andromedae visual magnitude is 4.37. Because of its moderate brightness, ε 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 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);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 00h 39m 54s

Declination +29° 27’ 02”

Hour Angle 15h 11m 47s

Sidereal Time 15h 51m 41s

J2000

Right Ascension 00h 38m 33s

Declination +29° 18’ 42”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 119.57°

Galactic Latitude -33.47°

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Finder chart for ε Andromedae (epsilon Andromedae).

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 4.37

Class Giant

Absolute magnitude 0.80

Spectral Type G6III

Color Index (B-V) 0.87

Temperature 5078K

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

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

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

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.

Distance (parsec) 51.71

Distance (light year) 168.56

Radial Speed -84 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.227 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.254"/y

Alternative Designations

Bayer designation ε Andromedae
(epsilon Andromedae)

Flamsteed designation 30 Andromedae

Henry Draper Catalogue HD3546

SAO Catalogue SAO74164

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP3031

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD+28 103

FK5 Catalogue 19

Visibility from Your Location

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

Azimuth: 60.5° RISE 1:08

Max altitude: 68.0° TRANSIT 10:06

Azimuth: 299.5° SET 19:04

Set Location

Other stars in Andromeda