1 Persei

1 Persei is a variable main-sequence star in the constellation of Perseus.

1 Persei visual magnitude is 5.52. Because of its reltive faintness, 1 Persei should be visible only from locations with dark skyes, while it is not visible at all from skyes affected by light pollution.

The table below summarizes the key facts about 1 Persei:

Color of 1 Persei ⬤

Magnitude of 1 Persei 5.52

Class Main-sequence

VISIBILITY RIGHT NOW 1 Persei is above the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt. Altitude: 20°.

Celestial coordinates and finder chart of 1 Persei

1 Persei is situated north of the celestial equator, as such, it is more easily visible from the northern hemisphere. Celestial coordinates for the J2000 equinox as well as galactic coordinates of 1 Persei are provided in the following table:

Right Ascension J2000 01h 51m 59s

Declination J2000 +55° 08’ 51”

Galactic Longitude 131.57°

Galactic Latitude -6.7°

Constellation Perseus

The simplified sky map below shows the position of 1 Persei in the sky:

Simplified finder chart for 1 Persei.

Visibility of 1 Persei from your location

Location: Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt
Latitude: 51° 28’ 47” N
Longitude: 0° 00’ 00” E
Timezone: Europe/London

1 Persei is circumpolar and transits at 09:05 UTC (altitude: 86.3°)

Digitized Sky Survey image of 1 Persei

The image below is a photograph of 1 Persei from the Digitized Sky Survey 2 (DSS2 - see the credits section) taken in the red channel. The area of sky represented in the image is 0.5x0.5 degrees (30x30 arcmins). The proper motion of 1 Persei is 0.014 arcsec per year in Right Ascension and -0.008 arcsec per year in Declination and the associated displacement for the next 10000 years is represented with the red arrow.

DSS2 image of 1 Persei. The red arrow shows the motion of 1 Persei during the next 10000 years (2.33 arcmin in Right Ascension and -1.33 arcmin in declination);

Distance of 1 Persei from the Sun and relative movement

1 Persei is distant 1,028.39 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 3 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 315.46 pc

Distance (light year) 1,028.39 ly

Heliocentric radial velocity -3 km/s

Proper Motion RA 0.014 arcsec/year

Proper Motion Dec -0.008 arcsec/year

Spectral properties of 1 Persei

1 Persei belongs to spectral class B1 and has a luminosity class of V corresponding to a main-sequence star.

Absolute magnitude -1.97

Spectral Type B1V

Color Index (B-V) -0.18

Temperature of 1 Persei 13121K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where 1 Persei is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of 1 Persei. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Alternative designations of 1 Persei

Flamsteed designation 1 Persei

Henry Draper Catalogue HD11241

SAO Catalogue SAO22690

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP8704

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD+54 396

FK5 Catalogue 2122

General Catalogue of Variable Stars V436 Per

In Evidence

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