ρ Andromedae (rho Andromedae)

Below the horizon. Rise: 19:58 | Tran: 7:19 | Set: 18:36

Alt: -0.34° Az: 3.14° Direction: South-West

ρ Andromedae is a giant star of spectral class F5 in the constellation of Andromeda.

ρ Andromedae visual magnitude is 5.18. Because of its faintness, ρ Andromedae is visible to the naked eye only from locations with very dark skies, while it is not visible at all from skies affected by light pollution.

Image of ρ Andromedae (rho Andromedae) star

DSS2 image of ρ Andromedae. The red arrow shows the motion of ρ Andromedae during the next 10000 years (10.00 arcmin in Right Ascension and -6.67 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 00h 22m 28s

Declination +38° 06’ 35”

Hour Angle 12h 15m 57s

Sidereal Time 12h 38m 25s

J2000

Right Ascension 00h 21m 07s

Declination +37° 58’ 06”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 116.37°

Galactic Latitude -24.52°

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Finder chart for ρ Andromedae (rho Andromedae).

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 5.18

Class Giant

Absolute magnitude 1.73

Spectral Type F5III

Color Index (B-V) 0.42

Temperature 6776K

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

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

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

ρ Andromedae is distant 159.65 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 9 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 48.97

Distance (light year) 159.65

Radial Speed 9 km/s

Proper Motion RA 0.06 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.04"/y

Alternative Designations

Bayer designation ρ Andromedae
(rho Andromedae)

Flamsteed designation 27 Andromedae

Henry Draper Catalogue HD1671

SAO Catalogue SAO53828

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP1686

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD+37 45

FK5 Catalogue 1009

Visibility from Your Location

Today's ρ Andromedae (rho Andromedae) rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 51.9° RISE 19:58

Max altitude: 76.6° TRANSIT 7:19

Azimuth: 308.1° SET 18:36

Set Location

Other stars in Andromeda