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Andromeda

Star map of Andromeda with constellation lines and borders
Latin name
Andromeda (And)
Best visibility
evenings in November
Fully visible between
90° N – 37° S
Naked-eye stars
81
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Andromeda is highest in the evening sky (around 9 pm) in November. The whole constellation rises above the horizon between 90° N and 37° S. Its brightest star is Alpheratz at magnitude 2.07 — about 97 light-years away.

The brightest stars

StarDesignationMagnitudeDistance
Alpheratzα And2.0797 ly
Mirachβ And2.07197 ly
Almachγ¹ And2.1393 ly
—δ And3.27106 ly
Nembus51 And3.59177 ly
—ο And3.62687 ly

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Star data: HYG database. Constellation borders: IAU.