χ-And (Star)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 30 arcminutes across.
From Cambridge , χ-And is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 17:27 (EST), 48° above your north-eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 21:17, 87° above your northern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 04:14, when it sinks below 19° above your north-western horizon.
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Name
χ-And
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Object type
Star
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Other names
Position
| Right ascension: | 01h39m20s [4] |
| Declination: | +44°23'10" [4] |
| Constellation: | Andromeda |
| Magnitude: | 5.02 (V) [2] 6.11 (BT) [2] 5.11 (VT) [2] 4.77 (G) [4] 5.22 (BP) [4] 4.17 (RP) [4] |
| Distance: | 80.9 parsec 263.8 lightyrs [4] |
| B-V Color (mag): | 0.85 |
| Proper motion (speed): | 15.9 mas/yr[4] |
| Proper motion (pos ang): | 302.8° |
Derived quantities
| Absolute mag (V): | 0.48 |
Sources