Almach

HR 603 · HIP 9640 · γ And

👁️ Naked-eye

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Star

Apparent magnitude: 2.1 mag
Parallax: 8.3 mas → about 393 light-years away
Spectral type: B8V
Right ascension: 30.9748°
Declination: 42.3297°
Designation: HR 603
Bayer designation: γ And
HIP number: 9640
IAU name adopted: 2016-07-20
Name language: Arabic
Name origin (IAU): The formation of this name begins with the Arabic name for this star: ʿanaq al-ard, "the Caracal" (a black-eared feline predator found in the Middle East). The Arabs also gave the name in short form as al-ʿanaq, which became transliterated into Medieval Latin as alamac. Later, the derivatin of alamac was erroneously attributed to the assumed Arabic word al-maq (properly al-muq) for "the boot" or "buskin", rather than to al-ʿanaq. Subsequently the erroneous word, as "Almaak" and later "Almach" was applied as a star name to γ And, mostly in astronomical works in English. Other, non-English works use the spelling "Alamak" derived directly from the Medieval Latin transliteration.

Constellation

Light from this object takes about 393 years to reach Earth — the light you see tonight left around AD 1633 (official distance ÷ speed of light).
At magnitude 2.1 it is bright enough for the naked eye (limit about 6) — look from somewhere dark.
Declination 42.3° — it rises above the horizon in Seoul (37.6° N), so it is visible from Korea in the right season.

Worked out from this object's official values.

HR 603 · HIP 9640 · γ And

👁️ Naked-eye

📋 A written introduction is coming — for now this page shows official values only.

Apparent magnitude: 2.1 mag
Parallax: 8.3 mas → about 393 light-years away
Spectral type: B8V
Right ascension: 30.9748°
Declination: 42.3297°
Designation: HR 603
Bayer designation: γ And
HIP number: 9640
IAU name adopted: 2016-07-20
Name language: Arabic
Name origin (IAU): The formation of this name begins with the Arabic name for this star: ʿanaq al-ard, "the Caracal" (a black-eared feline predator found in the Middle East). The Arabs also gave the name in short form as al-ʿanaq, which became transliterated into Medieval Latin as alamac. Later, the derivatin of alamac was erroneously attributed to the assumed Arabic word al-maq (properly al-muq) for "the boot" or "buskin", rather than to al-ʿanaq. Subsequently the erroneous word, as "Almaak" and later "Almach" was applied as a star name to γ And, mostly in astronomical works in English. Other, non-English works use the spelling "Alamak" derived directly from the Medieval Latin transliteration.

Constellation

Light from this object takes about 393 years to reach Earth — the light you see tonight left around AD 1633 (official distance ÷ speed of light).
At magnitude 2.1 it is bright enough for the naked eye (limit about 6) — look from somewhere dark.
Declination 42.3° — it rises above the horizon in Seoul (37.6° N), so it is visible from Korea in the right season.

Worked out from this object's official values.