Star profile

49 Andromedae

3D likeness based on its real data · class K · ~4,200 K

What is 49 Andromedae

49 Andromedae is a K-type star some 294 light-years away, nested in the constellation that shares its name with the chained princess. Its orange tone at magnitude 5.27 blends into the outline of a region famed for the spiral galaxy M31, the Milky Way s monumental neighbour. While that whole galaxy recedes at millions of light-years, this modest star belongs to the local foreground that surrounds it in perspective.

Where it is and when to see it

49 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 November, when it culminates around midnight.

From London it never sets and culminates about 86° up.
From New York it culminates about 84° above the horizon.
From Sydney it culminates about 9° above the horizon.

It can be seen from anywhere north of 43° S.

It ranks no. 41 in brightness among the 81 stars of Andromeda in our catalogue. To find it, start from Alpheratz, the brightest: it lies about 24° away (a fist at arm's length covers about 10°).

The light you see today left it about 290 years ago.

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Astronomical data for 49 Andromedae

Constellation: Andromeda
Apparent magnitude: 5.27
Distance: 294.1 light years
Coordinates (J2000): RA 22.525° · Dec 47.007°
Catalogue: HIP 6999 · HD 9057

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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