[2] Based upon parallax measurements, is roughly 2,000 light-years (610 parsecs) from Earth.

[1] The primary component has a stellar classification of G5 Ib,[3] which matches the spectrum of an evolved supergiant star.

It forms a pair with a star of type B9 with an unknown luminosity class separated by 0.28 arcseconds.

Details of the orbital arrangement remain uncertain.

Consequently, the Chinese name for ψ Andromedae itself is 螣蛇二十 (Téng Shé èrshí, English: the Twentieth of Flying Serpent).