Star · Orange-red · Andromeda

Mirach

43 And · HIP 5447

Above the horizon all nightHighest after dark 01:11 · south · 74°

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Where is Mirach?

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Look south, about 74° up at 01:11 in Andromeda.

From London tonight, Mirach is above the horizon all night. It’s highest after dark at 01:11, in the south at 74°.

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.

Mirach looks orange-red to the eye (color is easier to see in binoculars). Its spectral type is M0III: cool red giant (much cooler than the Sun).

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

Brighter, and its orange-red 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.

Mirach is a star in Andromeda, shining at magnitude 2.1. Its spectral type, M0III, marks it as: cool red giant (much cooler than the Sun).

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