2 Persei
Above the horizon.
Circumpolar today
Alt: 44.40°
Az: 300.94°
Direction: West-North-West
2 Persei is a giant star of spectral class B9 in the constellation of Perseus.
2 Persei visual magnitude is 5.79. Because of its faintness, 2 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 2 Persei. The red arrow shows the motion of 2 Persei during the next
10000 years (2.83 arcmin in Right Ascension and -4.33 arcmin in declination);
Celestial Coordinates
Apparent
J2000
Galactic Coordinates
Finder Chart
Simplified finder chart for 2 Persei.
Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class
2 Persei is also a HgMn chemically peculiar star.
Simplified finder chart for 2 Persei.
The red dot in the diagram below shows where 2 Persei is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.
H-R diagram showing the position of 2 Persei.
Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA
Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion
2 Persei is distant 491.70 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 10 kilometers per second.
Alternative Designations
Visibility from Your Location
2 Persei is circumpolar and transits at 02:11 UTC (altitude: 89.4°)