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μ Andromedae (mu Andromedae)

Above the horizon.  Circumpolar today
Alt: 57.25°   Az: 264.27°   Direction: West

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

00h 58m 09s
+38° 38’ 10”
02h 54m 13s
03h 52m 23s

J2000

00h 56m 45s
+38° 29’ 57”

Galactic Coordinates

124.07°
-24.36°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for μ Andromedae (mu Andromedae).

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

3.87
Main-sequence

0.76
A5V
8748K

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

HR 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:

3.87
10.67
6.8
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.

41.79
136.23
8 km/s
0.152 arcsec/y
0.033"/y

Alternative Designations

μ Andromedae
(mu Andromedae)
37 Andromedae
SAO54281
SAO54281

Visibility from Your Location

μ Andromedae (mu Andromedae) is circumpolar and transits at 09:05 UTC (altitude: 77.2°)