10 Persei
Above the horizon.
Circumpolar today
Alt: 18.20°
Az: 359.63°
Direction: North
10 Persei is a variable supergiant star of spectral class B2 in the constellation of Perseus.
10 Persei visual magnitude is 6.25. Because of its faintness, 10 Persei is visible to the naked eye only from locations with very dark skies, while it is not visible at all from skies affected by light pollution.
DSS2 image of 10 Persei. The red arrow shows the motion of 10 Persei during the next
100000 years (-3.33 arcmin in Right Ascension and 13.33 arcmin in declination);
Celestial Coordinates
Apparent
J2000
Galactic Coordinates
Finder Chart
Simplified finder chart for 10 Persei.
Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class
Simplified finder chart for 10 Persei.
The red dot in the diagram below shows where 10 Persei is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.
H-R diagram showing the position of 10 Persei.
Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA
Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion
10 Persei is distant 3,543.48 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 46 kilometers per second.
Alternative Designations
Visibility from Your Location
10 Persei is circumpolar and transits at 02:52 UTC (altitude: 84.8°)