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Andromeda
Andromedae — The Chained Princess
Constellations#19 by area
Imagery
Andromeda annotated
A photo of the constellation Andromeda with all Bayer-designated stars marked and the IAU figure drawn in.
User:Keilana, derived from User:Roberto Mura · CC BY-SA
Overview
Andromeda (Andromedae) — The Chained Princess is one of the 88 modern constellations recognised by the International Astronomical Union.
Highlights
- ★The Andromeda Galaxy (M31) — the most distant object easily visible to the naked eye
Notable stars
51 catalogued stars in this encyclopedia.
- Almachmag 2.1
- Delta Andromedaemag 3.27
- Nembusmag 3.59
- Omicron Andromedaemag 3.62
- Lambda Andromedaemag 3.81
- Mu Andromedaemag 3.86
- Zeta Andromedaemag 4.08
- Titawinmag 4.1
- Kappa Andromedaemag 4.15
- Phi Andromedaemag 4.26
- Iota Andromedaemag 4.29
- Epsilon Andromedaemag 4.34
Deep-sky objects
Mythology
Neighbouring constellations
Knowledge connections
- ContainsAndromeda Galaxy
- ContainsMessier 31 (Andromeda Galaxy)
- ContainsMessier 32
- ContainsMessier 110
- IncludesAlpheratz
- IncludesMirach
- Constellation ofAlmach
- Constellation ofDelta Andromedae
- Constellation ofNembus
- Constellation ofOmicron Andromedae
- Constellation ofLambda Andromedae
- Constellation ofMu Andromedae
- Constellation ofZeta Andromedae
- Constellation ofTitawin
- Constellation ofKappa Andromedae
- Constellation ofPhi Andromedae
- Constellation ofIota Andromedae
- Constellation ofEpsilon Andromedae
- Constellation ofPi Andromedae
- Constellation ofEta Andromedae
- Constellation ofSigma Andromedae
- Constellation of7 Andromedae
- Constellation ofNu Andromedae
- Constellation ofTheta Andromedae
Sources
The primary and reference sources this topic draws on.
- IAUInternational Astronomical Union
Official naming, definitions, constellation boundaries, and astronomical nomenclature.