29 Persei

Below the horizon. Rise: 1:11 | Tran: 8:48 | Set: 16:25

Alt: -3.77° Az: 32.91° Direction: North-North-East

29 Persei is a main-sequence star of spectral class B3 in the constellation of Perseus.

29 Persei visual magnitude is 5.15. Because of its faintness, 29 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 29 Persei. The red arrow shows the motion of 29 Persei during the next 10000 years (4.83 arcmin in Right Ascension and -4.33 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 03h 20m 27s

Declination +50° 18’ 49”

Hour Angle 15h 52m 22s

Sidereal Time 19h 12m 50s

J2000

Right Ascension 03h 18m 37s

Declination +50° 13’ 19”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 145.6°

Galactic Latitude -6.06°

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Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 5.15

Class Main-sequence

Absolute magnitude -0.90

Spectral Type B3V

Color Index (B-V) -0.06

Temperature 10941K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where 29 Persei is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of 29 Persei. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

29 Persei is distant 527.51 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 4 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 161.81

Distance (light year) 527.51

Radial Speed -4 km/s

Proper Motion RA 0.029 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.026"/y

Alternative Designations

Flamsteed designation 29 Persei

Henry Draper Catalogue HD20365

SAO Catalogue SAO23944

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP15404

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD+49 899

Visibility from Your Location

Today's 29 Persei rise, transit and set times from Tlacotepec de Mejía, Messico are the following (all times relative to the local timezone America/Mexico_City):

Azimuth: 39.7° RISE 1:11

Max altitude: 58.9° TRANSIT 8:48

Azimuth: 320.3° SET 16:25

Name:	Tlacotepec de Mejía, Messico
Latitude:	19° 11' 22.2" N
Longitude:	96° 50' 17.2" W
Timezone:	America/Mexico_City

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