 Upsilon Andromedae is located fairly close to the Solar System : the parallax of Upsilon Andromedae A was measured by the Hipparcos astrometry satellite as 74 @.@ 12 milliarcseconds , corresponding to a distance of 13 @.@ 49 parsecs ( 44 light years ) . 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 dimmer star Upsilon Andromedae B is only visible with a telescope . 
