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TimezoneEurope/London
Sunrise: 7:14 
Transit: 12:14 
Sunset: 17:14
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κ Andromedae (kappa Andromedae)

Above the horizon.  Circumpolar today
Alt: 44.41°   Az: 69.88°   Direction: East-North-East

κ Andromedae is a multiple sub-giant star of spectral class B9 in the constellation of Andromeda.

κ Andromedae visual magnitude is 4.14. Because of its moderate brightness, κ 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 κ Andromedae (kappa Andromedae) star
DSS2 image of κ Andromedae. The red arrow shows the motion of κ Andromedae during the next 10000 years (13.83 arcmin in Right Ascension and -3.17 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

23h 41m 39s
+44° 28’ 23”
19h 19m 49s
19h 01m 28s

J2000

23h 40m 24s
+44° 20’ 02”

Galactic Coordinates

109.76°
-16.71°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for κ Andromedae (kappa Andromedae).

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

4.14
Sub-giant

0.56
B9IV
11247K

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

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

Star System Properties

κ 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 κ Andromedae double sysyem:

4.14
11.74
7.6
46.8 arcsec

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

κ Andromedae is distant 169.61 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 9 kilometers per second.

52.03
169.61
-9 km/s
0.083 arcsec/y
-0.019"/y

Alternative Designations

κ Andromedae
(kappa Andromedae)
19 Andromedae
SAO53264
SAO53264

Visibility from Your Location

κ Andromedae (kappa Andromedae) is circumpolar and transits at 13:58 UTC (altitude: 83.0°)