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Nembus - 51 Andromedae

Above the horizon.  Circumpolar today
Alt: 82.72°   Az: 107.82°   Direction: East-South-East

Nembus, also designated as 51 Andromedae , is a giant star of spectral class K3 in the constellation of Andromeda.

Nembus visual magnitude is 3.57. Because of its moderate brightness, Nembus 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 Nembus - 51 Andromedae star
DSS2 image of Nembus. The red arrow shows the motion of Nembus during the next 1000 years (1.08 arcmin in Right Ascension and -1.88 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

01h 39m 33s
+48° 45’ 24”
23h 17m 48s
00h 57m 22s

J2000

01h 37m 59s
+48° 37’ 41”

Galactic Coordinates

130.81°
-13.53°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for Nembus - 51 Andromedae.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

3.57
Giant

-0.06
K3III
4158K

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

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

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

Nembus is distant 173.77 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 16 kilometers per second.

53.30
173.77
16 km/s
0.065 arcsec/y
-0.113"/y

Alternative Designations

Nembus
51 Andromedae
SAO37375
SAO37375

Visibility from Your Location

Nembus - 51 Andromedae is circumpolar and transits at 09:42 UTC (altitude: 87.3°)