Mirach (HIP 5447)
Mirach is a red giant star in the constellation Andromeda. At 197 light years away, it is the 56th brightest star in the Earth's sky, where it shines at an apparent visual magnitude of 2.07. Mirach is the primary component of a multiple-star system. The iron abundance of Mirach is -0.03 (93.3% of the Sun). It is moving through the Galaxy at a speed of 59.6 km/s relative to the Sun. Its projected Galactic orbit carries it between 14,900 and 24,800 light years from the center of the Galaxy.
Sky position: RA 1h 9.7m, Dec +35° 37.2'
