W-And (Star)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 30 arcminutes across.
From Fairfield , W-And is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 17:36 (EST), 44° above your north-eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 21:52, 86° above your northern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 04:28, when it sinks below 21° above your north-western horizon.
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Name
W-And
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Object type
Star
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Position
| Right ascension: | 02h17m32s [6] |
| Declination: | +44°18'17" [6] |
| Constellation: | Andromeda |
| Magnitude: Variable | 8.55 (V) [3] 9.93 (BT) [2] 8.67 (VT) [2] 8.13 (G) [6] 13.20 (BP) [6] 6.29 (RP) [6] |
| Distance: | 452.0 parsec 1473.4 lightyrs [6] |
| B-V Color (mag): | 1.07 |
| Proper motion (speed): | 2.5 mas/yr[6] |
| Proper motion (pos ang): | 183.5° |
Derived quantities
| Absolute mag (V): | 0.27 |
Sources