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Upsilon Andromedae star system

Upsilon Andromedae is a binary star located 44 light-years from Earth in the constellation of Andromeda. The system consists of an F-type main-sequence star (called Andromedae A and official named Titawin) and a smaller red dwarf.
Upsilon Andromedae is located fairly close to the Solar System at 44 light years away. Upsilon Andromedae A has an apparent magnitude of +4.09, making it visible to the naked eye even under moderately light-polluted skies, about 10 degrees east of the Andromeda Galaxy.
The innermost planet of the Upsilon Andromedae system (Upsilon Andromedae b or Saffar) was discovered in 1996 and announced in January 1997. It has 2 others confirmed planet called Upsilon Andromedae c and d or Samh and Majriti and 1 unconfirmed Upsilon Andromedae e.