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Andromeda



Abbreviation: And
Genitive: Andromedae
Right Ascension: 0.54 hours
Declination: 38.54 degrees
  Visible in the Northern Hemisphere from August - January, and visible in the Southern Hemisphere in November.

Andromeda was the daughter of Cepheus and Cassiopeia, the king and queen of Ethiopia. She was chained to a rock as a sacrifice to Cetus,the sea monster as punishment for her mother's boast that she was more beautiful than all the Nereids (sea nymphs). Andromeda was saved by Perseus when he turned Cetus to stone by using the dismembered head of Medusa. The constellation's creation is credited to the Greeks, but it is likely that they borrowed it and the story from the Babylonians.

  Bright Stars | Deep Sky | Other Deep Sky | Variable Stars | Double Stars
 

Best Known Stars

(Yale Bright Star Catalog)
 
Common Name
or Bayer Number 1 		RA DEC Magnitude 2
ALPHERATZ 0.00:8.00:23.26 +29.00:5.00:25.58 2.06
MIRACH 1.00:9.00:43.93 +35.00:37.00:13.95 2.06
ALMACH 2.00:3.00:53.96 +42.00:19.00:46.99 2.26
DEL AND 0.00:39.00:19.69 +30.00:51.00:39.43 3.27
51 AND 1.00:37.00:59.56 +48.00:37.00:41.55 3.57
OMI AND 23.00:1.00:55.26 +42.00:19.00:33.50 3.62
LAM AND 23.00:37.00:33.85 +46.00:27.00:29.43 3.82
MU AND 0.00:56.00:45.21 +38.00:29.00:57.60 3.87
ZET AND 0.00:47.00:20.33 +24.00:16.00:1.76 4.06
UPS AND 1.00:36.00:47.84 +41.00:24.00:19.64 4.09
KAP AND 23.00:40.00:24.51 +44.00:20.00:2.18 4.14
IOT AND 23.00:38.00:8.21 +43.00:16.00:5.10 4.29
PI AND 0.00:36.00:52.85 +33.00:43.00:9.63 4.36
EPS AND 0.00:38.00:33.35 +29.00:18.00:42.30 4.37
SIG AND 0.00:18.00:19.66 +36.00:47.00:6.92 4.52
NU AND 0.00:49.00:48.84 +41.00:4.00:44.07 4.53
OMG AND 1.00:27.00:39.35 +45.00:24.00:24.24 4.83
XI AND 1.00:22.00:20.42 +45.00:31.00:43.62 4.88
PSI AND 23.00:46.00:2.05 +46.00:25.00:13.10 4.95
22 AND 0.00:10.00:19.25 +46.00:4.00:20.21 5.03
RHO AND 0.00:21.00:7.27 +37.00:58.00:6.95 5.18
62 AND 2.00:19.00:16.79 +47.00:22.00:47.88 5.30
15 AND 23.00:34.00:37.54 +40.00:14.00:11.23 5.59
5 AND 23.00:7.00:45.39 +49.00:17.00:44.92 5.70
12 AND 23.00:20.00:53.26 +38.00:10.00:56.28 5.77
   
 

Deep Sky Objects

(PAS Catalog)

M-110

 M110 is the second brighter satellite galaxy of the Andromeda galaxy M31, together with M32, and thus a member of the Local Group.

M-31

 M-31, the Great Galaxy in Andromeda and its companions. M-31 is the closest large spiral galaxy to our own Milky Way galaxy, and therefore presents us with a wealth of details. Numerous dust lanes are evident, and large telescopes can even identify individual members of its system of globular clusters. I find the best view of this galaxy trio to be through large binoculars. At this magnification, the complete extent of the main galaxy can be seen, and the fuzz, star-like M-32 and the elliptical M- 110 can be glimpsed quite easily in the same field of view.

M-32

 M-32 is the small yet bright companion of the Great Andromeda galaxy, M31, and as such a member of the Local Group of galaxies.
   
 

Other Deep Sky Objects

(Saguaro Astronomy Club Catalog)
  Only Objects less than 10.0 Mag.
 
Object R.A. Dec. Object Type 3 Mag. Uranometria Tirion
NGC 205 00 40.4 +41 41 GALXY 08.1 060 04
NGC 221 00 42.8 +40 52 GALXY 08.1 060 04
NGC 224 00 42.8 +41 16 GALXY 03.4 060 04
NGC 752 01 57.8 +37 41 OPNCL 05.7 092 04
NGC 891 02 22.6 +42 21 GALXY 09.9 062 04
NGC 956 02 32.4 +44 39 OPNCL 08.9 062 04
NGC 7662 23 25.9 +42 33 PLNNB 08.6 088 09
NGC 7686 23 30.2 +49 08 OPNCL 05.6 088 09
   
 

Variable Stars

(General Catalog of Variable Stars)
  Only Objects <= 8.0 magnitude
 
GCVS ID R.A.
(hh mm ss.ss)		 Dec.
(deg mm ss)		 Variable Type 4 Mag. Min Mag. Max
AN And 23.00:16.00:0.60 +41.00:30.00:1.00 EB/DM 6.16 6.00
CG And 23.00:58.00:10.00 +44.00:58.00:30.00 ACV 6.42 6.32
EG And 0.00:41.00:52.70 +40.00:24.00:22.00 ZAND 7.80 7.08
ET And 23.00:15.00:34.90 +45.00:12.00:56.00 ACV 6.50 6.48
GN And 0.00:27.00:28.70 +29.00:28.00:34.00 DSCTC 5.22 5.18
GO And 0.00:47.00:30.10 +44.00:43.00:48.00 ACV 0.03 6.14
GR And 0.00:25.00:49.90 +32.00:9.00:42.00 ACV 6.95 6.87
GY And 1.00:35.00:30.40 +45.00:8.00:46.00 ACV 6.41 6.27
HN And 1.00:21.00:22.90 +42.00:52.00:55.00 ACV 6.76 6.67
KK And 1.00:31.00:22.80 +36.00:58.00:54.00 ACV: 0.01 5.91
KX And 23.00:4.00:51.10 +49.00:55.00:18.00 GCAS 7.05 6.93
KY And 23.00:7.00:0.60 +49.00:22.00:46.00 GCAS 6.90 6.71
LQ And 23.00:56.00:13.40 +46.00:8.00:5.00 BCEP: 6.46 6.40
LR And 0.00:20.00:12.20 +29.00:10.00:39.00 ELL 0.02 6.90
OP And 1.00:33.00:23.00 +48.00:28.00:6.00 BY 0.09 5.92
OQ And 1.00:39.00:10.70 +39.00:9.00:37.00 LB 7.73 7.64
OT And 23.00:17.00:37.90 +41.00:28.00:51.00 EA/D 7.72 7.32
OU And 23.00:47.00:9.60 +36.00:8.00:52.00 FKCOM: 0.03 5.90
PV And 23.00:53.00:5.90 +46.00:4.00:49.00 ACV 6.98 6.91
PY And 0.00:33.00:41.00 +26.00:58.00:47.00 ACV 0.03 6.02
PZ And 2.00:17.00:38.70 +49.00:55.00:24.00 ACV 0.04 5.59
alf And 0.00:5.00:47.80 +28.00:48.00:52.00 ACV 2.06 2.02
zet And 0.00:44.00:41.00 +23.00:59.00:44.00 EB/GS/RS 4.14 3.92
lam And 23.00:35.00:6.50 +46.00:11.00:14.00 RS 3.97 3.69
omi And 22.00:59.00:36.90 +42.00:3.00:25.00 GCAS 3.78 3.58
   
 

Double Stars

(Saguaro Astronomy Club Catalog)
  Only Objects <= 8.0 magnitude
 
Name R.A.
(hh mm.m)		 Dec.
(deg mm)		 Mag 5 Sep 6 PA 7 Tirion Uranometria
STT 256 00 08.1 31 23 7.9, 7.9 109.50 115 4 89
BU 483 00 09.1 40 51 7.2, 7.9 144.00 261 4 59
AC 1 00 20.9 32 59 7.5, 8.0 1.80 289 4 89/ 90
STT 11 00 30.6 32 09 8.0, 7.6 197.80 317 4 90
STF 1 00 46.4 30 56 7.4, 7.6 76.80 48 4 90
STF 79 01 00.1 44 42 6.0, 6.8 7.80 193 4 60
STF 4 01 56.1 37 15 5.8, 6.1 196.60 298 4 92
STF 205 02 03.9 42 20 2.3, 5.0 9.80 63 4 61/ 62
STF 222 02 10.9 39 02 6.0, 6.7 16.70 36 4 62/ 92
STT 242 23 06.6 46 55 8.0, 8.0 79.80 31 9 88
STF 3042 23 51.8 37 53 7.8, 7.8 5.40 87 9 89
STF 3050 23 59.5 33 43 6.6, 6.6 1.70 312 9 89