π-And (Star)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 30 arcminutes across.
From Cambridge , π-And is visible in the dawn sky, rising at 01:46 (EDT) – 3 hours and 44 minutes before the Sun – and reaching an altitude of 20° above the north-eastern horizon before fading from view as dawn breaks at around 04:13.
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Name
π-And
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Object type
Star
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Other names
Position
| Right ascension: | 00h36m52s [4] |
| Declination: | +33°43'09" [4] |
| Constellation: | Andromeda |
| Magnitude: Variable | 4.33 (V) [2] 4.18 (BT) [2] 4.32 (VT) [2] 4.30 (G) [4] 4.25 (BP) [4] 4.39 (RP) [4] |
| Distance: | 176.8 parsec 576.4 lightyrs [4] |
| B-V Color (mag): | -0.11 |
| Proper motion (speed): | 15.1 mas/yr[4] |
| Proper motion (pos ang): | 103.0° |
Derived quantities
| Absolute mag (V): | -1.91 |
Sources