24 Persei
24 Persei is a giant star in the constellation of Perseus.
24 Persei visual magnitude is 4.93. Because of its moderate brightness, 24 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 24 Persei:
24 Persei is below the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom .
Altitude: -1.5°
Azimuth: 16.8°
Direction: North-North-East
Celestial coordinates and finder chart of 24 Persei
24 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 24 Persei are provided in the following table:
The simplified sky map below shows the position of 24 Persei in the sky:

Visibility of 24 Persei from your location
Location: Greenwich, United Kingdom
Latitude: 51° 28’ 47” N
Longitude: 0° 00’ 00” E
Timezone: Europe/London
Today's 24 Persei rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, United Kingdom are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):
Digitized Sky Survey image of 24 Persei
The image below is a photograph of 24 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 24 Persei is -0.046 arcsec per year in Right Ascension and 0.006 arcsec per year in Declination and the associated displacement for the next 10000 years is represented with the red arrow.

Distance of 24 Persei from the Sun and relative movement
24 Persei is distant 350.16 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 36 kilometers per second.
Spectral properties of 24 Persei
24 Persei belongs to spectral class K2 and has a luminosity class of III corresponding to a giant star.
The red dot in the diagram below shows where 24 Persei is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.
