Veritate - 14 Andromedae

Veritate, also designated as 14 Andromedae , is a variable hypergiant star in the constellation of Andromeda.

Veritate visual magnitude is 5.22. Because of its reltive faintness, Veritate should be visible only from locations with dark skyes, while it is not visible at all from skyes affected by light pollution.

The table below summarizes the key facts about Veritate:

Color of Veritate ⬤

Magnitude of Veritate 5.22

Class Hypergiant

VISIBILITY RIGHT NOW Veritate - 14 Andromedae is above the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom [change]. Altitude: 3°.

Celestial coordinates and finder chart of Veritate

Veritate 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 Veritate are provided in the following table:

Right Ascension J2000 23h 31m 17s

Declination J2000 +39° 14’ 11”

Galactic Longitude 106.41°

Galactic Latitude -21.05°

Constellation Andromeda

The simplified sky map below shows the position of Veritate in the sky:

Finder chart Veritate - 14 Andromedae star

Simplified finder chart for Veritate - 14 Andromedae.

Visibility of Veritate from your location

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

Veritate - 14 Andromedae is circumpolar and transits at 11:24 UTC (altitude: 77.8°)

Digitized Sky Survey image of Veritate

The image below is a photograph of Veritate 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 Veritate is 0.289 arcsec per year in Right Ascension and -0.08 arcsec per year in Declination and the associated displacement for the next 1000 years is represented with the red arrow.

DSS2 image of Veritate. The red arrow shows the motion of Veritate during the next 1000 years (4.82 arcmin in Right Ascension and -1.33 arcmin in declination);

Distance of Veritate from the Sun and relative movement

Veritate is distant 249.05 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 59 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 76.39 pc

Distance (light year) 249.05 ly

Heliocentric radial velocity -59 km/s

Proper Motion RA 0.289 arcsec/year

Proper Motion Dec -0.08 arcsec/year

Spectral properties of Veritate

Veritate belongs to spectral class K0 and has a luminosity class of III corresponding to a hypergiant star.

Absolute magnitude 0.80

Spectral Type K0III

Color Index (B-V) 1.02

Temperature of Veritate 4695K

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

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

Alternative designations of Veritate

Proper Name Veritate

Flamsteed designation 14 Andromedae

Henry Draper Catalogue HD221345

SAO Catalogue SAO73311

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP116076

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD+38 5023

General Catalogue of Variable Stars 14599

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