θ Andromedae (theta Andromedae)

Above the horizon. Rise: 22:00 | Tran: 7:17 | Set: 16:35

Alt: 84.32° Az: 146.37° Direction: South

θ Andromedae is a variable main-sequence star of spectral class A2 in the constellation of Andromeda.

θ Andromedae visual magnitude is 4.61. Because of its moderate brightness, θ 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 θ Andromedae (theta Andromedae) star

DSS2 image of θ Andromedae. The red arrow shows the motion of θ Andromedae during the next 10000 years (-8.33 arcmin in Right Ascension and -3.17 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 00h 18m 25s

Declination +38° 49’ 22”

Hour Angle 23h 43m 51s

Sidereal Time 00h 02m 17s

J2000

Right Ascension 00h 17m 05s

Declination +38° 40’ 54”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 115.62°

Galactic Latitude -23.7°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for θ Andromedae (theta Andromedae).

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 4.61

Class Main-sequence

Absolute magnitude 0.16

Spectral Type A2V

Color Index (B-V) 0.06

Temperature 9434K

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

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

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

θ Andromedae is distant 253.11 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 1 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 77.64

Distance (light year) 253.11

Radial Speed 1 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.05 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.019"/y

Alternative Designations

Bayer designation θ Andromedae
(theta Andromedae)

Flamsteed designation 24 Andromedae

Henry Draper Catalogue HD1280

SAO Catalogue SAO53777

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP1366

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD+37 34

General Catalogue of Variable Stars 116

Visibility from Your Location

Today's θ Andromedae (theta Andromedae) rise, transit and set times from Wisconsin Dells, United States are the following (all times relative to the local timezone America/Chicago):

Azimuth: 51.2° RISE 22:00

Max altitude: 85.2° TRANSIT 7:17

Azimuth: 308.8° SET 16:35

Name:	Wisconsin Dells, United States
Latitude:	43° 37' 39.0" N
Longitude:	89° 46' 15.6" W
Timezone:	America/Chicago

Set Location

Other stars in Andromeda