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Proper Name	None
Bayer Designation	None
Flamsteed Number	22 Andromedae
HR (BSC)	27
HD	571
Constellation	Andromeda
Right Ascension	0h 10m 19s
Declination	+46° 4' 20"
Distance	c.1,200 light years c.400 parsecs
Magnitude	Apparent: +5.0 Absolute: -2.9
Spectral Class	F2II bright yellow bright giant
Optimum Visibility	October (Usually visible from northern latitudes)

A distant supergiant star, of the spectral type classified as 'F' or bright yellow. It lies in Andromeda, and can be found on the edge of the Milky Way. It lies on a line extending from Mirach through the Andromeda Galaxy, close to the border between Andromeda and Cassiopeia.

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