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| Abbreviation: And |
| English Name: The Chained Maiden |
| Genitive: Alpheratz |
| Hemisphere: Northern Hemisphere |
| Location: Between the constellations of Cassiopeia and Pegasus. |
| Visible between latitudes: +90 and -40 degrees |
| Best season: Autumn |
| Seen in three seasons: Summer, Autumn & Winter |
| Best seen in: November (map) |
| Seen between: August and December |
| Right Ascension (RA): 01 hour |
| Declination (DEC): +40 degrees |
| Area (square degrees): 772 (19th) |
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Andromeda (The Chained Maiden)
- A large constellation of the Northern Hemisphere, adjoining the Square of Pegasus (The Winged Horse).
o - The main stars lie in a line leading away from Pegasus, and the star Alpha Andromedae (Sirrah or Alpheratz, mag 2.1) actually forms one corner of the Square.
o - The most famous object in the constellation is the Andromeda Galaxy (Messier 31).
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Messier Objects in Andromeda (Star hopping: map)
| M31 – The Andromeda Galaxy (Spiral Galaxy) (photo) |
| M32 – Satellite galaxy of The Andromeda Galaxy (Elliptical Galaxy) (photo) |
| M110 – Satellite galaxy of Andromeda (Elliptical Galaxy) (photo) |
Other objects in Andromeda
| Select Catalog | No of Objects |
| Barnard (B) | 0x object |
| Caldwell (C) | 3x objects |
| Collinder (Cr) | 3x objects |
| New General Catalogue (NGC) | 149x objects |
| Index Catalogue (IC) | 26x objects |
| Sharpless (Sh2) | 0x object |
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Deep Sky Objects in Andromeda
| Object Type | No of Objects |
| Deep Sky Objects in Andromeda | Altogether: 756x objects |
| Breakdown of Deep Sky Objects | |
| – Open Clusters | 4x objects |
| – Globular Clusters | 0x object |
| – Galaxies | 680x objects |
| – Galaxy Clusters | 43x objects |
| – Planetary Nebulae | 4x objects |
| – Dark Nebulae | 0x object |
| – Hii Region | 14x objects |
| – Supernova Remnant | 0x object |
| – Emission Region | 0x object |
| – Reflection Nebula | 0x object |
| – Asterism | 1x object |
Features of Interest
- The Open Cluster NGC752 is an easy binocular object, and NGC 7662 is a planetary nebula for small telescopes.
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Named Stars
- Alpheratz (Alpha And)
- Mirach (Beta And)
- Almaak (Gamma 1 And)
- Adhil (Xi And)
- more list of stars in Andromeda
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Planetarium / Constellation Map
| Live constellation visible from the UK :- Planetarium (Andromeda) | Best Seen in: November (map) | Seen between: August and December |
IAU Sky Chart: Andromeda
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Constellations – Visible from the UK
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Parts visible from the UK
| Antlia | Columba | Eridanus | Fornax | Microscopium | ||
| Piscis Austrinus | Puppis | Pyxis | Sagittarius | Scorpius | ||
| Sculptor |
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Constellations: Southern Celestial Hemisphere
…..– never seen from the UK
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