Almach (HIP 9640)
Almach is an orange bright giant star in the constellation Andromeda. At 352 light years away, it is the 62nd brightest star in the Earth's sky, where it shines at an apparent visual magnitude of 2.10. Almach is a component of a multiple-star system. The iron abundance of Almach is -0.07 (85.1% of the Sun). It is moving through the Galaxy at a speed of 36 km/s relative to the Sun. Its projected Galactic orbit carries it between 17,900 and 24,400 light years from the center of the Galaxy.
Sky position: RA 2h 3.9m, Dec +42° 19.8'
