Star · F5IV
ω And
ω And is a subgiant star of spectral type F5IV in the constellation Andromeda, 93.9 light-years from the Sun.
| Other names | HIP 6813 |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Andromeda |
| Distance | 93.9 light-years (28.8 pc) |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 4.83 |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude 2.53 |
| Spectral type | F5IV |
| Surface temperature | 6,770 K |
| Luminosity | 8.23 L☉ |
| Radius | 2.09 R☉ |
| Mass | 1.69 M☉ (estimated) |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 1h 27m 39.4s |
| Declination (J2000) | +45° 24′ 24″ |
| Space velocity (relative to the Sun) | 53.0 km/s |
In the sky
Visible to the naked eye under a dark sky (apparent magnitude 4.83). Visible from the whole Northern Hemisphere and south to latitude 45° S. North of latitude 45° 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 1932. At the speed of Voyager 1, the fastest craft leaving the Solar System (16.9 km per second), the trip would take 1.7 million years.
The Sun seen from there
From a planet around ω And, the Sun would look like a star of magnitude 7.13, 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 4900 8.27 light-years
- HIP 5521 8.62 light-years
- HIP 4223 9.73 light-years
- HIP 4967 12.0 light-years
- HIP 8190 12.3 light-years
- WISEPA J012333.21+414203.9 12.5 light-years
- WISE J021010.25+400829.6 15.4 light-years
- HIP 5944 15.8 light-years
Position, brightness and colour from the HYG / AT-HYG catalogue; temperature, luminosity, radius and mass are approximate values computed from these observations.