Star profile

8 Andromedae

Cool red star

3D likeness based on its real data · class M · ~3,200 K

What is 8 Andromedae

8 Andromedae is a cool red M-type giant set 563 light-years away in the folds of the chained princess. It belongs to that family of vast, ruddy stars whose surface has cooled so far that the light turns to liquid copper. When this light began its journey, the American continent was still unknown to Europe; today it falls on our detectors like the warm echo of a northern autumn.

Where it is and when to see it

8 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, when it culminates around midnight.

From London it never sets and culminates about 88° up.
From New York it culminates about 82° above the horizon.
From Sydney it culminates about 7° above the horizon.

It can be seen from anywhere north of 41° S.

It ranks no. 24 in brightness among the 81 stars of Andromeda in our catalogue. To find it, start from Alpheratz, the brightest: it lies about 22° away (a fist at arm's length covers about 10°).

The light you see today left it about 560 years ago.

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Astronomical data for 8 Andromedae

Constellation: Andromeda
Apparent magnitude: 4.82
Distance: 563.4 light years
Coordinates (J2000): RA 349.436° · Dec 49.015°
Catalogue: HIP 115022 · HD 219734

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Other stars in Andromeda

Andromeda has 81 stars in Stelvia's catalogue. Here are a few of them.

See all 81 stars in Andromeda