OP-And (Star)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 30 arcminutes across.
From Cambridge , OP-And will become visible at around 20:20 (EDT), 23° above your north-western horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then sink towards the horizon, becoming tricky to observe after 20:34 when it dips 21° above your north-western horizon.
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Name
OP-And
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Object type
Star
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Position
| Right ascension: | 01h36m27s [4] |
| Declination: | +48°43'21" [4] |
| Constellation: | Andromeda |
| Magnitude: Variable | 6.22 (V) [2] 7.82 (BT) [2] 6.35 (VT) [2] 5.48 (G) [4] 6.11 (BP) [4] 4.70 (RP) [4] |
| Distance: | 157.8 parsec 514.3 lightyrs [4] |
| B-V Color (mag): | 1.25 |
| Proper motion (speed): | 23.6 mas/yr[4] |
| Proper motion (pos ang): | 221.5° |
Derived quantities
| Absolute mag (V): | 0.23 |
Sources