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Titawin - υ Andromedae (upsilon Andromedae)

Above the horizon.  Circumpolar today
Alt: 45.11°   Az: 284.32°   Direction: West-North-West

Titawin, also designated as υ Andromedae (upsilon Andromedae), is a multiple main-sequence star of spectral class F8 in the constellation of Andromeda.

Titawin visual magnitude is 4.09. Because of its moderate brightness, Titawin 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 Titawin - υ Andromedae (upsilon Andromedae) star
DSS2 image of Titawin. The red arrow shows the motion of Titawin during the next 1000 years (-2.85 arcmin in Right Ascension and -6.37 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

01h 38m 18s
+41° 32’ 03”
04h 23m 56s
06h 02m 14s

J2000

01h 36m 47s
+41° 24’ 20”

Galactic Coordinates

132°
-20.66°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for Titawin - υ Andromedae (upsilon Andromedae).

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

4.09
Main-sequence

3.44
F8V
6213K

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

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

Star System Properties

Titawin is a visual double star which can be observed only with the help of very large telescopes. The table below shows key information about the Titawin double sysyem:

4.09
12.49
8.4
114 arcsec

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

Titawin is distant 43.91 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 28 kilometers per second.

13.47
43.91
-28 km/s
-0.171 arcsec/y
-0.382"/y

Alternative Designations

Titawin
υ Andromedae
(upsilon Andromedae)
50 Andromedae
SAO37362
SAO37362

Visibility from Your Location

Titawin - υ Andromedae (upsilon Andromedae) is circumpolar and transits at 09:49 UTC (altitude: 80.1°)