Star · F2II
22 And
22 And is a bright giant star of spectral type F2II in the constellation Andromeda, 1,497 light-years from the Sun.
| Other names | HIP 841 |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Andromeda |
| Distance | 1,497 light-years (459.1 pc) |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 5.01 |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude −3.30 |
| Spectral type | F2II |
| Surface temperature | 6,850 K |
| Luminosity | 1,770 L☉ |
| Radius | 29.9 R☉ |
| Mass | 7.7 M☉ (estimated) |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 0h 10m 19.2s |
| Declination (J2000) | +46° 04′ 20″ |
| Space velocity (relative to the Sun) | 12.9 km/s |
In the sky
Visible to the naked eye under a dark sky (apparent magnitude 5.01). Visible from the whole Northern Hemisphere and south to latitude 44° S. North of latitude 44° N it never sets. It stands highest at midnight in September, the best time to observe it.
Through a telescope from Earth
Light's journey
The light you see tonight set out around the year 529. At the speed of Voyager 1, the fastest craft leaving the Solar System (16.9 km per second), the trip would take 27 million years.
The Sun seen from there
From a planet around 22 And, the Sun would look like a star of magnitude 13.14, in the direction where our sky has the constellation Centaurus. It would be invisible to the naked eye.
Position, brightness and colour from the HYG / AT-HYG catalogue; temperature, luminosity, radius and mass are approximate values computed from these observations.