---
title: "V393 And"
url: "https://spacecatalog.org/object/hip-116716"
release: "DR1"
licence: "CC-BY-SA-4.0"
citation: "SpaceCatalog. V393 And [catalogue entry]. Data release DR1 (2026-08-21). https://spacecatalog.org/object/hip-116716"
---

# V393 And

V393 And is an orange [star](https://spacecatalog.org/stars) in the constellation [Andromeda](https://spacecatalog.org/constellation/andromeda), 1264 ly from Earth, shining at apparent magnitude 10.17 (V). Other catalogues list it as HIP 116716.

## At a glance

- **WHAT IT IS:** Orange star
- **HOW FAR:** 1264 ly — The light arriving now left it that long ago.
- **HOW BRIGHT (V):** 10.17 — A small telescope reaches it.
- **WHERE TO LOOK:** [Andromeda](https://spacecatalog.org/constellation/andromeda) — The patch of sky it sits in, as seen from Earth.

## Properties

| Quantity | Value |
| --- | --- |
| CLASS | Orange star |
| DISTANCE FROM EARTH | 1264 ly — by parallax |
| APPARENT MAGNITUDE (V) | 10.17 |
| ABSOLUTE MAGNITUDE (V) | 2.23 |
| CONSTELLATION | Andromeda |
| RIGHT ASCENSION (J2000) | 23h 39m 12.5s |
| DECLINATION (J2000) | +50° 32′ 41.8″ |

## Catalogue data

### WHAT KIND OF THING IT IS

What the object is in itself, rather than how it happens to look from here.

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Luminosity (visual) | 11.1892 L☉ |
| Variability | Slow irregular giant (late spectral type) |
| Variability type (GCVS) | LB: |

### HOW BRIGHT IT IS

What the light adds up to, measured through one filter at a time. A magnitude is a brightness on a backwards scale — the smaller the number, the brighter the object.

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Colour index (B−V) | 1.134 |
| Variable magnitude, brightest | 10.09 |
| Variable magnitude, faintest | 10.24 |

### WHERE IT IS AND HOW IT MOVES

Position, motion across the sky and the size it covers on it. These are measurements of the object as seen from here, so every one of them depends on where here is.

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Proper motion (RA) | 14.09 mas/yr |
| Proper motion (Dec) | 10.04 mas/yr |
| Radial velocity | 0 km/s |

### OTHER NAMES AND NUMBERS

The identifiers other catalogues file this object under, for anyone joining this data to theirs.

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Variable-star designation | V393 And |
| Washington Double Star id | 23392+5033 |

## Also known as

- HIP: HIP 116716
- Variable star: V393 And

## Source

[HYG Database v4.1](https://github.com/astronexus/HYG-Database) — CC-BY-SA-4.0

The producer asks: HYG Database v4.1, Astronexus (github.com/astronexus/HYG-Database). Fields derived from it stay under CC BY-SA 4.0.

How this was made: https://spacecatalog.org/methods#source-hyg

## Cite this page

SpaceCatalog. V393 And \[catalogue entry\]. Data release DR1 (2026-08-21). https://spacecatalog.org/object/hip-116716

```bibtex
@misc{spacecatalog_hip-116716,
  author       = {{SpaceCatalog}},
  title        = {{V393 And}},
  howpublished = {SpaceCatalog, data release DR1 (2026-08-21)},
  year         = {2026},
  url          = {https://spacecatalog.org/object/hip-116716},
  note         = {Catalogue entry, data release DR1 (2026-08-21). Values from HYG Database v4.1.}
}
```

HYG Database v4.1 — CC-BY-SA-4.0

Acknowledgement the producer asks for: HYG Database v4.1, Astronexus (github.com/astronexus/HYG-Database). Fields derived from it stay under CC BY-SA 4.0.

The page itself, with its pictures, the sky map and the observing tools: https://spacecatalog.org/object/hip-116716