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Transit: 13:22 
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Mirach - β Andromedae (beta Andromedae)

Below the horizon.  Rise: 3:04 | Tran: 10:42 | Set: 18:21
Alt: -7.33°   Az: 40.42°   Direction: North-East

Mirach, also designated as β Andromedae (beta Andromedae), is a variable and multiple hypergiant star of spectral class M0 in the constellation of Andromeda.

Mirach visual magnitude is 2.06, making it the 55th brightest star in the sky. Because of its brightness, Mirach is clearly visible to the naked eye when observed from locations with dark skies, and should be also quite easily visible from light polluted areas.

Image of Mirach - β Andromedae (beta Andromedae) star
DSS2 image of Mirach. The red arrow shows the motion of Mirach during the next 1000 years (2.97 arcmin in Right Ascension and -1.90 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

01h 11m 09s
+35° 45’ 18”
15h 29m 40s
16h 40m 49s

J2000

01h 09m 43s
+35° 37’ 14”

Galactic Coordinates

127.1°
-27.1°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for Mirach - β Andromedae (beta Andromedae).

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

2.06
Hypergiant

-1.87
M0III
3677K

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

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

Star System Properties

Mirach 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 Mirach double sysyem:

2.06
12.16
10.1
80.4 arcsec

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

Mirach is distant 199.27 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 3 kilometers per second.

61.12
199.27
3 km/s
0.178 arcsec/y
-0.114"/y

Alternative Designations

Mirach
β Andromedae
(beta Andromedae)
43 Andromedae
SAO54471
SAO54471

Visibility from Your Location

Today's Mirach - β Andromedae (beta Andromedae) rise, transit and set times from Fernandina Beach, United States are the following (all times relative to the local timezone America/New_York):

Azimuth: 54.2°
Max altitude: 84.9°
Azimuth: 305.8°