17 Persei
17 Persei is a variable giant star in the constellation of Perseus.
17 Persei visual magnitude is 4.53. Because of its moderate brightness, 17 Persei should be easily visible from locations with dark skyes, while it can be barely visible, or not visible at all, from skyes affected by light pollution.
The table below summarizes the key facts about 17 Persei:
Celestial coordinates and finder chart of 17 Persei
17 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 17 Persei are provided in the following table:
The simplified sky map below shows the position of 17 Persei in the sky:
Visibility of 17 Persei from your location
Location: Greenwich, United Kingdom [change]
Latitude: 51° 28’ 47” N
Longitude: 0° 00’ 00” E
Timezone: Europe/London
Today's 17 Persei rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, United Kingdom [change] are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):
Digitized Sky Survey image of 17 Persei
The image below is a photograph of 17 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 17 Persei is 0.009 arcsec per year in Right Ascension and -0.061 arcsec per year in Declination and the associated displacement for the next 10000 years is represented with the red arrow.
Distance of 17 Persei from the Sun and relative movement
17 Persei is distant 409.03 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 14 kilometers per second.
Spectral properties of 17 Persei
17 Persei belongs to spectral class K5 and has a luminosity class of III corresponding to a giant star.
The red dot in the diagram below shows where 17 Persei is situated in the HertzsprungāRussell diagram.
