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TimezoneAmerica/Chicago
Sunrise: 5:54 
Transit: 12:55 
Sunset: 19:57
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ψ Andromedae (psi Andromedae)

Above the horizon.  Rise: 23:14 | Tran: 7:51 | Set: 16:29
Alt: 30.39°   Az: 308.94°   Direction: North-West

ψ Andromedae is a multiple supergiant star of spectral class G5 in the constellation of Andromeda.

ψ Andromedae visual magnitude is 4.95. Because of its moderate brightness, ψ 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 ψ Andromedae (psi Andromedae) star
DSS2 image of ψ Andromedae. The red arrow shows the motion of ψ Andromedae during the next 10000 years (1.83 arcmin in Right Ascension and -0.83 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

23h 47m 18s
+46° 33’ 41”
05h 09m 31s
04h 56m 49s

J2000

23h 46m 02s
+46° 25’ 13”

Galactic Coordinates

111.34°
-14.97°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for ψ Andromedae (psi Andromedae).

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

4.95
Supergiant

-3.07
G5I
4493K

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

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

Star System Properties

ψ Andromedae is a visual double star which can be observed with the help of small or medium telescopes. The table below shows key information about the ψ Andromedae double sysyem:

4.95
8.95
4
184 arcsec

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

ψ Andromedae is distant 1,309.24 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 25 kilometers per second.

401.61
1,309.24
-25 km/s
0.011 arcsec/y
-0.005"/y

Alternative Designations

ψ Andromedae
(psi Andromedae)
20 Andromedae
SAO53355
SAO53355

Visibility from Your Location

Today's ψ Andromedae (psi Andromedae) rise, transit and set times from Arnold Line, United States are the following (all times relative to the local timezone America/Chicago):

Azimuth: 43.4°
Max altitude: 74.8°
Azimuth: 316.6°