Magnitude 4.37 Apparent magnitude (V) 4.37 | ||
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Similar Eta Andromedae, Nu Andromedae, Zeta Andromedae, Mu Andromedae, Omicron Andromedae | ||
Epsilon Andromedae (Epsilon And, ε Andromedae, ε And) is a G-type giant star in the constellation of Andromeda. It has an apparent visual magnitude of approximately 4.37.
ε Andromedae is believed to be a red clump star which is fusing helium in its core. Its orbit in the Milky Way is highly eccentric, causing it to move rapidly relative to the Sun and its neighboring stars.
Naming
In Chinese, 奎宿 (Kuí Sù), meaning Legs (asterism), refers to an asterism consisting of ε Andromedae, η Andromedae, 65 Piscium, ζ Andromedae, δ Andromedae, π Andromedae, ν Andromedae, μ Andromedae, β Andromedae, σ Piscium, τ Piscium, 91 Piscium, υ Piscium, φ Piscium, χ Piscium and ψ¹ Piscium. Consequently, ε Andromedae itself is known as 奎宿四 (Kuí Sù sì, English: the Fourth Star of Legs.)