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Proper Name	None
Bayer Designation	Theta Andromedae
Flamsteed Number	24 Andromedae
HR (BSC)	63
HD	1280
Constellation	Andromeda
Right Ascension	0h 17m 6s
Declination	+38° 40' 54"
Distance	309 light years 95 parsecs
Magnitude	Apparent: +4.6 Absolute: -0.3
Spectral Class	A2V white main sequence star
Optimum Visibility	October
Notes	Theta Andromedae is a binary system consisting of two white stars, with the secondary in a very close orbit around the primary, at a distance comparable to the Earth's from the Sun. This is possibly a triple system, with a third fainter companion about ten times farther from the primary star.

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A faint star in the central parts of Andromeda, a little over five degrees away from the famous Andromeda Galaxy. It is a white (A-type) star belonging to the main sequence, and so is in some superficial ways similar to Sirius, though it is nearly thirty times further away than that brilliant star.

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