Star profile
4 Andromedae
What is 4 Andromedae
4 Andromedae is a K-type orange star within the chained princess of the autumn sky, not far from the Andromeda galaxy that shares the same field on any visual chart. At about 349 light-years, its light has been crossing the void since the reign of the last Habsburgs in Spain. It is one of those modest stars that serve as threads between greater figures —an invisible yet essential weave of the northern map.
Where it is and when to see it
4 Andromedae lies in the northern celestial hemisphere. It is visible to the naked eye under a dark sky. Its best month of the year is October: the Sun sits at the opposite point of the sky and the star culminates around midnight. How high it climbs above the horizon depends on the latitude you watch from.
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A public signature from a real person. The chosen name is a symbolic denomination within Stelvia, with no official standing or IAU recognition: the sky is not for sale and belongs to no one.
Astronomical data for 4 Andromedae
- Constellation
- Andromeda
- Apparent magnitude
- 5.30
- Distance
- 348.9 light years
- Coordinates (J2000)
- RA 346.914° · Dec 46.387°
- Catalogue
- HIP 114200 · HD 218452
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Other stars in Andromeda
Andromeda has 81 stars in Stelvia's catalogue. Here are a few of them.
- MirachBeta Andromedae2.07
- AlpheratzAlpha Andromedae2.07
- AlmachGamma 1 Andromedae2.10
- 28 Andromedae5.20
- Veritate5.22
- 49 Andromedae5.27
- 32 Andromedae5.30
- HIP 103665.31