Star · K1IV
36 And
36 And is a subgiant star of spectral type K1IV in the constellation Andromeda, 139.9 light-years from the Sun.
| Other names | HIP 4288 |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Andromeda |
| Distance | 139.9 light-years (42.9 pc) |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 5.46 |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude 2.30 |
| Spectral type | K1IV |
| Surface temperature | 4,710 K |
| Luminosity | 16.4 L☉ |
| Radius | 6.07 R☉ |
| Mass | 2.02 M☉ (estimated) |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 0h 54m 58.1s |
| Declination (J2000) | +23° 37′ 42″ |
| Space velocity (relative to the Sun) | 27.5 km/s |
In the sky
Visible to the naked eye under a dark sky (apparent magnitude 5.46). Visible from the whole Northern Hemisphere and south to latitude 66° S. North of latitude 66° N it never sets. It stands highest at midnight in October, the best time to observe it.
Through a telescope from Earth
Light's journey
The light you see tonight set out around the year 1886. At the speed of Voyager 1, the fastest craft leaving the Solar System (16.9 km per second), the trip would take 2.5 million years.
The Sun seen from there
From a planet around 36 And, the Sun would look like a star of magnitude 7.99, in the direction where our sky has the constellation Hydra. It would be invisible to the naked eye.
Neighbours
Its nearest neighbours in the catalogue (within 20 light-years):
- GJ 3048 7.10 light-years
- HIP 4868 15.3 light-years
- HIP 5034 15.7 light-years
- HIP 3855 15.8 light-years
- HIP 3280 17.0 light-years
- SDSS J003609.26+241343.3 17.4 light-years
- WISEA J003338.45+282732.4 19.2 light-years
- HIP 1813 19.3 light-years
Position, brightness and colour from the HYG / AT-HYG catalogue; temperature, luminosity, radius and mass are approximate values computed from these observations.