μ Andromedae (mu Andromedae)

Above the horizon. Rise: 19:31 | Tran: 7:24 | Set: 19:13

Alt: 1.85° Az: 16.27° Direction: North-North-East

μ Andromedae is a multiple main-sequence star of spectral class A5 in the constellation of Andromeda.

μ Andromedae visual magnitude is 3.87. Because of its moderate brightness, μ 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 μ Andromedae (mu Andromedae) star

DSS2 image of μ Andromedae. The red arrow shows the motion of μ Andromedae during the next 1000 years (2.53 arcmin in Right Ascension and 0.55 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 00h 58m 10s

Declination +38° 38’ 13”

Hour Angle 13h 24m 02s

Sidereal Time 14h 22m 12s

J2000

Right Ascension 00h 56m 45s

Declination +38° 29’ 57”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 124.07°

Galactic Latitude -24.36°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for μ Andromedae (mu Andromedae).

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 3.87

Class Main-sequence

Absolute magnitude 0.76

Spectral Type A5V

Color Index (B-V) 0.13

Temperature 8748K

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

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

Star System Properties

μ 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 μ Andromedae double sysyem:

Main star magnitude 3.87

Secondary star magnitude 10.67

Magnitude difference 6.8

Separation 266.7 arcsec

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

μ Andromedae is distant 136.23 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 8 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 41.79

Distance (light year) 136.23

Radial Speed 8 km/s

Proper Motion RA 0.152 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec 0.033"/y

Alternative Designations

Bayer designation μ Andromedae
(mu Andromedae)

Flamsteed designation 37 Andromedae

Henry Draper Catalogue HD5448

SAO Catalogue SAO54281

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP4436

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD+37 175

FK5 Catalogue 33

Aitken Double Star Catalogue ADS788

Visibility from Your Location

Today's μ Andromedae (mu Andromedae) rise, transit and set times from Birkenfelde, Germany are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/Berlin):

Azimuth: 51.4° RISE 19:31

Max altitude: 77.3° TRANSIT 7:24

Azimuth: 308.6° SET 19:13

Name:	Birkenfelde, Germany
Latitude:	51° 21' 0.0" N
Longitude:	10° 1' 0.1" E
Timezone:	Europe/Berlin

Set Location

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