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Location of Groombridge 34 in the constellation Andromeda Groombridge 34 is a binary star system in the northern constellation of Andromeda . It was listed as entry number 34 in A Catalogue of Circumpolar Stars , published posthumously in 1838 by British astronomer Stephen Groombridge . [ 11 ]
Ross 248, also called HH Andromedae or Gliese 905, is a small star approximately 10.30 light-years (3.16 parsecs) [10] from Earth in the northern constellation of Andromeda. Despite its proximity it is too dim to be seen with the naked eye. [ 11 ]
Since the time of Ptolemy, Andromeda has remained a constellation and is officially recognized by the International Astronomical Union. Like all those that date back to a pattern known to Ptolemy, it is attributed to a wider zone and thus many surrounding stars. [17] [18] In 1922, the IAU defined its recommended three-letter abbreviation, "And ...
Zeta Andromedae (Zeta And, ζ Andromedae, ζ And) is a star system in the constellation Andromeda. It is approximately 189 light-years from Earth. Zeta Andromedae is the star's Bayer designation. It also has the Flamsteed designation 34 Andromedae and multiple other designations in stellar catalogues.
Map showing the location of NGC 752. NGC 752 (also known as Caldwell 28) is an open cluster in the constellation Andromeda.The cluster was discovered by Caroline Herschel in 1783 and cataloged by her brother William Herschel in 1786, although an object that may have been NGC 752 was described by Giovanni Batista Hodierna before 1654.
The location of Arp 273 (circled in blue) Arp 273 zoom sequence. Arp 273 is a pair of interacting galaxies, 300 million light years away in the constellation Andromeda.It was first described in the Atlas of Peculiar Galaxies, compiled by Halton Arp in 1966. [5]
Alpheratz / æ l ˈ f ɪər æ t s /, [13] [14] or Alpha Andromedae (α Andromedae, abbreviated Alpha And or α And), is a binary star 97 light-years from Earth and is the brightest star in the constellation of Andromeda when Mirach (β Andromedae) undergoes its periodical dimming.
SN 1885A (also S Andromedae) was a supernova in the Andromeda Galaxy, the only one seen in that galaxy so far by astronomers. It was the first supernova ever seen outside the Milky Way , [ 3 ] though it was not appreciated at the time due to how far away it was.