λ-And (Star)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 30 arcminutes across.
From Fairfield , λ-And is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 17:38 (EST), 70° above your north-eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 19:24, 84° above your northern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 02:42, when it sinks below 17° above your north-western horizon.
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Name
λ-And
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Object type
Star
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Other names
Position
| Right ascension: | 23h37m34s [4] |
| Declination: | +46°27'22" [4] |
| Constellation: | Andromeda |
| Magnitude: Variable | 3.86 (V) [2] 5.10 (BT) [2] 3.96 (VT) [2] 3.40 (G) [4] 4.01 (BP) [4] 2.74 (RP) [4] |
| Distance: | 25.9 parsec 84.5 lightyrs [4] |
| B-V Color (mag): | 0.97 |
| Proper motion (speed): | 451.0 mas/yr[4] |
| Proper motion (pos ang): | 159.3° |
Derived quantities
| Absolute mag (V): | 1.79 |
Sources