Veritate - 14 Andromedae

Above the horizon. Circumpolar today

Alt: 57.51° Az: 94.38° Direction: East

Veritate, also designated as 14 Andromedae , is a variable hypergiant star of spectral class K0 in the constellation of Andromeda.

Veritate visual magnitude is 5.22. Because of its faintness, Veritate 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.

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);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 23h 32m 32s

Declination +39° 22’ 37”

Hour Angle 21h 04m 35s

Sidereal Time 20h 37m 08s

J2000

Right Ascension 23h 31m 17s

Declination +39° 14’ 11”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 106.41°

Galactic Latitude -21.05°

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Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 5.22

Class Hypergiant

Absolute magnitude 0.80

Spectral Type K0III

Color Index (B-V) 1.02

Temperature 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

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

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

Distance (light year) 249.05

Radial Speed -59 km/s

Proper Motion RA 0.289 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.08"/y

Alternative Designations

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

Visibility from Your Location

Veritate - 14 Andromedae is circumpolar and transits at 05:33 UTC (altitude: 77.9°)

Set Location

Other stars in Andromeda