Yellow-white main-sequence star · Andromeda

Titawin

Also known as: υ Andromedae (υ And), HIP 7513

mag 4.144 light-years

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Titawin (υ Andromedae) is a yellow-white main-sequence star of magnitude 4.1 in Andromeda, about 44 light-years away.

Titawin is in the constellation Andromeda.
Best evenings: around late November it is highest at about 9 pm (10 pm in summer time); a month earlier, two hours later.
Where on Earth: it is seen well, at least 10° up, from north of 39° S.

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EyesVisible from the suburbs on a clear night, but lost in bright city skies.
Binoculars (10×50)A sharp point; binoculars bring out its colour and the fainter stars around it.
Telescope (6–8 inch)Still a point of light at any magnification — stars are too far away to show a disc. Low in the sky, bright stars twinkle and flash colours.

Stars look the same in any instrument: brighter and sharper, but never bigger.

Proper name	Titawin
Designation	υ Andromedae (υ And)
Hipparcos number	HIP 7513
Type	Yellow-white main-sequence star
Spectral type	F8V
Colour	YellowB−V colour index 0.54
Magnitude	4.1The smaller the number, the brighter.
Distance	44 light-yearsThe light you see left it around 1982.
Proper motion	0.42″ per year across the sky
Constellation	Andromeda
Right ascension (J2000)	01h 36m 47.9s
Declination (J2000)	+41° 24′ 20″