ν Andromedae (nu Andromedae)

Altitude: 49.4° Azimuth: 278.9° Direction: West

ν Andromedae is a main-sequence star in the constellation of Andromeda.

ν Andromedae visual magnitude is 4.53. Because of its moderate brightness, ν Andromedae should be easily visible from locations with dark skyes, while it can be barely visible, or not visible at all, from skyes affected by light pollution.

The table below summarizes the key facts about ν Andromedae:

Color of ν Andromedae ⬤

Magnitude of ν Andromedae 4.53

Class Main-sequence

VISIBILITY RIGHT NOW

ν Andromedae (nu Andromedae) is above the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt.

Altitude: 49.4°
Azimuth: 278.9°
Direction: West

Celestial coordinates and finder chart of ν Andromedae

ν Andromedae is situated north of the celestial equator, as such, it is more easily visible from the northern hemisphere. Celestial coordinates for the J2000 equinox as well as galactic coordinates of ν Andromedae are provided in the following table:

Right Ascension J2000 00h 49m 48s

Declination J2000 +41° 04’ 44”

Galactic Longitude 122.6°

Galactic Latitude -21.79°

Constellation Andromeda

The simplified sky map below shows the position of ν Andromedae in the sky:

Finder chart ν Andromedae (nu Andromedae) star

Simplified finder chart for ν Andromedae (nu Andromedae).

Visibility of ν Andromedae from your location

Location: Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt
Latitude: 51° 28’ 47” N
Longitude: 0° 00’ 00” E
Timezone: Europe/London

ν Andromedae (nu Andromedae) is circumpolar and transits at 20:00 UTC (altitude: 79.6°)

Digitized Sky Survey image of ν Andromedae

The image below is a photograph of ν Andromedae from the Digitized Sky Survey 2 (DSS2 - see the credits section) taken in the red channel. The area of sky represented in the image is 0.5x0.5 degrees (30x30 arcmins). The proper motion of ν Andromedae is 0.023 arcsec per year in Right Ascension and -0.019 arcsec per year in Declination and the associated displacement for the next 10000 years is represented with the red arrow.

Image of ν Andromedae (nu Andromedae) star

DSS2 image of ν Andromedae. The red arrow shows the motion of ν Andromedae during the next 10000 years (3.83 arcmin in Right Ascension and -3.17 arcmin in declination);

Distance of ν Andromedae from the Sun and relative movement

ν Andromedae is distant 679.17 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 24 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 208.33 pc

Distance (light year) 679.17 ly

Heliocentric radial velocity -24 km/s

Proper Motion RA 0.023 arcsec/year

Proper Motion Dec -0.019 arcsec/year

Spectral properties of ν Andromedae

ν Andromedae belongs to spectral class B5 and has a luminosity class of V corresponding to a main-sequence star.

Absolute magnitude -2.06

Spectral Type B5V

Color Index (B-V) -0.15

Temperature of ν Andromedae 12489K

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

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

Alternative designations of ν Andromedae

Bayer designation ν Andromedae
(nu Andromedae)

Flamsteed designation 35 Andromedae

Henry Draper Catalogue HD4727

SAO Catalogue SAO36699

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP3881

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD+40 171

FK5 Catalogue 1021

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