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ζ Andromedae (zeta Andromedae)

Below the horizon.  Rise: 16:00 | Tran: 0:16 | Set: 8:36
Alt: -2.30°   Az: 44.40°   Direction: North-East

ζ Andromedae is a variable and multiple bright giant star of spectral class K1 in the constellation of Andromeda.

ζ Andromedae visual magnitude is 4.06. Because of its moderate brightness, ζ 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 ζ Andromedae (zeta Andromedae) star
DSS2 image of ζ Andromedae. The red arrow shows the motion of ζ Andromedae during the next 1000 years (-1.67 arcmin in Right Ascension and -1.38 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

00h 48m 39s
+24° 24’ 07”
15h 20m 35s
16h 09m 14s

J2000

00h 47m 20s
+24° 16’ 01”

Galactic Coordinates

121.74°
-38.59°

Finder Chart

Finder chart ζ Andromedae (zeta Andromedae) star
Simplified finder chart for ζ Andromedae (zeta Andromedae).

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

4.06
Bright giant

0.33
K1II
4472K

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

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

Star System Properties

ζ Andromedae is a visual double star which can be observed with the help of small or medium telescopes. The table below shows key information about the ζ Andromedae double sysyem:

4.06
9.66
5.6
162.7 arcsec

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

ζ Andromedae is distant 181.31 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 24 kilometers per second.

55.62
181.31
-24 km/s
-0.1 arcsec/y
-0.083"/y

Alternative Designations

ζ Andromedae
(zeta Andromedae)
34 Andromedae
SAO74267
SAO74267

Visibility from Your Location

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

Azimuth: 65.6°
Max altitude: 62.9°
Azimuth: 294.4°