Star · Orange · Andromeda

Almach

57 And · HIP 9640

Above the horizon all nightHighest after dark 02:07 · south · 81°

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Where is Almach?

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Look south, about 81° up at 02:07 in Andromeda.

From London tonight, Almach is above the horizon all night. It’s highest after dark at 02:07, in the south at 81°.

At magnitude 2.1 it is visible by eye, even from many towns, when the sky is clear.

This is position and timing only: clouds, haze and light pollution aren’t included.

Almach looks orange to the eye (color is easier to see in binoculars). Its spectral type is K2+IIb: orange bright giant (cooler than the Sun).

A orange point of light, visible even from many towns when it’s clear.

Brighter, and its orange color is easier to see.

Still a point of light: no amateur telescope shows a star’s surface.

What you’re likely to see, not what a space telescope photographs. General guidance from catalog brightness and size, not a forecast for tonight.

Almach is a star in Andromeda, shining at magnitude 2.1. Its spectral type, K2+IIb, marks it as: orange bright giant (cooler than the Sun).

Sources: SkyMate; Wikidata (CC0). Positions computed for your place and time with astronomy-engine. Data & Licences