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Zeta Andromedae (Zeta And ζ Andromedae ζ And) is a star system in the constellation Andromeda. It is approximately 181 light years from Earth.Zeta Andromedae is an eclipsing spectroscopic binary whose primary is classified as an orange K-type bright giant with a mean apparent magnitude of +4.08. In addition to brightness variation due to eclipses the system is also an RS Canum Venaticorum type or Beta Lyrae type variable star.