Star · F8V
44 And
44 And is a main-sequence star of spectral type F8V in the constellation Andromeda, 173.4 light-years from the Sun.
| Other names | HIP 5493 |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Andromeda |
| Distance | 173.4 light-years (53.2 pc) |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 5.67 |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude 2.04 |
| Spectral type | F8V |
| Surface temperature | 5,960 K |
| Luminosity | 13.7 L☉ |
| Radius | 3.48 R☉ |
| Mass | 1.92 M☉ (estimated) |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 1h 10m 18.7s |
| Declination (J2000) | +42° 04′ 53″ |
| Space velocity (relative to the Sun) | 38.4 km/s |
In the sky
Visible to the naked eye under a dark sky (apparent magnitude 5.67). Visible from the whole Northern Hemisphere and south to latitude 48° S. North of latitude 48° 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 1853. At the speed of Voyager 1, the fastest craft leaving the Solar System (16.9 km per second), the trip would take 3.1 million years.
The Sun seen from there
From a planet around 44 And, the Sun would look like a star of magnitude 8.46, in the direction where our sky has the constellation Centaurus. It would be invisible to the naked eye.
Neighbours
Its nearest neighbours in the catalogue (within 20 light-years):
- HIP 5276 4.44 light-years
- HIP 6794 10.2 light-years
- HIP 6309 14.5 light-years
- HIP 5970 14.6 light-years
- HIP 4144 14.6 light-years
- HIP 3597 17.1 light-years
- HIP 6752 17.5 light-years
- HIP 3022 18.0 light-years
Position, brightness and colour from the HYG / AT-HYG catalogue; temperature, luminosity, radius and mass are approximate values computed from these observations.