σ-And (Star)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 30 arcminutes across.
From Fairfield , σ-And is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 17:38 (EST), 61° above your eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 20:05, 85° above your southern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 02:31, when it sinks below 18° above your north-western horizon.
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Name
σ-And
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Object type
Star
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Other names
Position
| Right ascension: | 00h18m19s [4] |
| Declination: | +36°47'06" [4] |
| Constellation: | Andromeda |
| Magnitude: Variable | 4.50 (V) [2] 4.59 (BT) [2] 4.51 (VT) [2] 4.50 (G) [4] 4.52 (BP) [4] 4.42 (RP) [4] |
| Distance: | 43.0 parsec 140.2 lightyrs [4] |
| B-V Color (mag): | 0.07 |
| Proper motion (speed): | 77.7 mas/yr[4] |
| Proper motion (pos ang): | 237.1° |
Derived quantities
| Absolute mag (V): | 1.34 |
Sources