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12 Persei

Above the horizon.  Circumpolar today
Alt: 51.46°   Az: 84.86°   Direction: East

12 Persei is a variable and double main-sequence star of spectral class F9 in the constellation of Perseus.

12 Persei visual magnitude is 4.91. Because of its moderate brightness, 12 Persei is easily visible to the naked eye from locations with dark skies, while it might be barely visible, or not visible at all, from light-polluted skies.

Image of 12 Persei star
DSS2 image of 12 Persei. The red arrow shows the motion of 12 Persei during the next 1000 years (-0.32 arcmin in Right Ascension and -3.10 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

02h 43m 49s
+40° 17’ 53”
20h 22m 12s
23h 06m 01s

J2000

02h 42m 14s
+40° 11’ 38”

Galactic Coordinates

144.84°
-17.91°

Finder Chart

Finder chart 12 Persei star
Simplified finder chart for 12 Persei.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

4.91
Main-sequence

2.95
F9V
6007K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where 12 Persei is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

HR Diagram
H-R diagram showing the position of 12 Persei. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Star System Properties

12 Persei is a visual double star which can be observed only with the help of very large telescopes. The table below shows key information about the 12 Persei double sysyem:

4.91
5.21
0.3
0.1 arcsec

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

12 Persei is distant 80.45 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 23 kilometers per second.

24.68
80.45
-23 km/s
-0.019 arcsec/y
-0.186"/y

Alternative Designations

SAO55793
SAO55793
Gl 105.6

Visibility from Your Location

12 Persei is circumpolar and transits at 03:05 UTC (altitude: 78.8°)