Andromeda (constellation)
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Constellation | |
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Abbreviation | And[1] |
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Genitive | Andromedae |
Pronunciation |
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Seembolism | Andromeda, the Chained Woman[2] |
Richt ascension | 23h 25m 48.6945s–02h 39m 32.5149s[3] h |
Declination | 53.1870041°–21.6766376°[3]° |
Aurie | 722[4] sq. deg. (19t) |
Main starns | 16 |
Bayer/Flamsteed stars | 65 |
Starns wi planets | 12 |
Starns brichter than 3.00m | 3 |
Starns within 10.00 pc (32.62 ly) | 3 |
Brichtest starn | α And (Alpheratz) (2.07m) |
Nearest starn | Ross 248[5] (10.30 ly, 3.16 pc) |
Messier objects | 3[6] |
Meteor showers | Andromedids (Bielids) |
Borderin constellations | |
Veesible at latitudes atween +90° an −40°. Best veesible at 21:00 (9 p.m.) durin the month o November. |
Andromeda is ane o the 48 constellations leetit bi the 2nt-century Greco-Roman astronomer Ptolemy an remains ane o the 88 modren constellations.
References[eedit | eedit soorce]
- ↑ Russell 1922, p. 469.
- ↑ Allen 1899, pp. 32–33.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 IAU, The Constellations, Andromeda.
- ↑ Ridpath, Constellations.
- ↑ RECONS, The 100 Nearest Star Systems.
- ↑ Bakich 1995, p. 54.
- ↑ Bakich 1995, p. 26.