The Chained Princess
Andromeda
Genitive: Andromedae · abbreviation And
Best evening month
November
Visible from
47°S to 90°N
Centre RA
0h 03m 00s
Centre Dec
+43° 00′
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Mythology & origin
Andromeda, daughter of Cepheus and Cassiopeia, was chained to a sea rock as an offering to the monster Cetus and rescued by Perseus. The constellation hosts the Andromeda Galaxy (M31), the most distant object easily visible to the naked eye.
Ptolemy · Almagest, 2nd century AD
Brightest stars
- mag 2.07
Alpheratz
α Andromedae · HIP 677
- mag 2.07
Mirach
β Andromedae · HIP 5447
- mag 2.10
Almach
γ1 Andromedae · HIP 9640
- mag 3.27
δ Andromedae
HIP 3092
- mag 3.59
Nembus
51 Andromedae · HIP 7607
- mag 3.62
ο Andromedae
HIP 113726
- mag 3.81
λ Andromedae
HIP 116584
- mag 3.86
μ Andromedae
HIP 4436
- mag 4.08
ζ Andromedae
HIP 3693
- mag 4.10
Titawin
υ Andromedae · HIP 7513
