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ι Andromedae (iota Andromedae)

Above the horizon.  Circumpolar today
Alt: 48.24°   Az: 284.46°   Direction: West-North-West

ι Andromedae is a variable main-sequence star of spectral class B8 in the constellation of Andromeda.

ι Andromedae visual magnitude is 4.29. Because of its moderate brightness, ι 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 ι Andromedae (iota Andromedae) star
DSS2 image of ι Andromedae. The red arrow shows the motion of ι Andromedae during the next 10000 years (4.83 arcmin in Right Ascension and -0.17 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

23h 39m 22s
+43° 24’ 26”
04h 10m 20s
03h 49m 43s

J2000

23h 38m 08s
+43° 16’ 05”

Galactic Coordinates

109.03°
-17.62°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for ι Andromedae (iota Andromedae).

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

4.29
Main-sequence

-1.65
B8V
11573K

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

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

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

ι Andromedae is distant 502.31 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 1 kilometers per second.

154.08
502.31
-1 km/s
0.029 arcsec/y
-0.001"/y

Alternative Designations

ι Andromedae
(iota Andromedae)
17 Andromedae
SAO53216
SAO53216

Visibility from Your Location

ι Andromedae (iota Andromedae) is circumpolar and transits at 13:48 UTC (altitude: 81.9°)