Nembus - 51 Andromedae

Above the horizon. Circumpolar today

Alt: 55.10° Az: 288.02° Direction: South

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.

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

Right Ascension 01h 39m 34s

Declination +48° 45’ 25”

Hour Angle 03h 42m 26s

Sidereal Time 05h 22m 01s

J2000

Right Ascension 01h 37m 59s

Declination +48° 37’ 41”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 130.81°

Galactic Latitude -13.53°

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Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 3.57

Class Giant

Absolute magnitude -0.06

Spectral Type K3III

Color Index (B-V) 1.28

Temperature 4158K

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

Distance (parsec) 53.30

Distance (light year) 173.77

Radial Speed 16 km/s

Proper Motion RA 0.065 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.113"/y

Alternative Designations

Proper Name Nembus

Flamsteed designation 51 Andromedae

Henry Draper Catalogue HD9927

SAO Catalogue SAO37375

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP7607

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD+47 467

FK5 Catalogue 52

Visibility from Your Location

Nembus - 51 Andromedae is circumpolar and transits at 07:40 UTC (altitude: 87.3°)

Set Location

Other stars in Andromeda