ζ-And (Star)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 30 arcminutes across.
From Fairfield , ζ-And is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 17:38 (EST), 49° above your eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 20:34, 73° above your southern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 02:20, when it sinks below 18° above your western horizon.
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Name
ζ-And
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Object type
Star
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Other names
Position
| Right ascension: | 00h47m20s [6] |
| Declination: | +24°16'00" [6] |
| Constellation: | Andromeda |
| Magnitude: Variable | 4.09 (V) [3] 5.51 (BT) [2] 4.22 (VT) [2] 3.76 (G) [6] 4.38 (BP) [6] 3.04 (RP) [6] |
| Distance: | 55.5 parsec 181.0 lightyrs [6] |
| B-V Color (mag): | 1.10 |
| Proper motion (speed): | 129.1 mas/yr[6] |
| Proper motion (pos ang): | 231.5° |
Derived quantities
| Absolute mag (V): | 0.37 |
Sources