31 Persei
Above the horizon.
Circumpolar today
Alt: 88.66°
Az: 194.87°
Direction: South-South-West
31 Persei is a main-sequence star of spectral class B5 in the constellation of Perseus.
31 Persei visual magnitude is 5.03. Because of its faintness, 31 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 31 Persei. The red arrow shows the motion of 31 Persei during the next
10000 years (3.83 arcmin in Right Ascension and -4.17 arcmin in declination);
Celestial Coordinates
Apparent
J2000
Galactic Coordinates
Finder Chart
Simplified finder chart for 31 Persei.
Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class
Simplified finder chart for 31 Persei.
The red dot in the diagram below shows where 31 Persei is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.
H-R diagram showing the position of 31 Persei.
Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA
Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion
31 Persei is distant 480.83 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 3 kilometers per second.
Alternative Designations
Visibility from Your Location
31 Persei is circumpolar and transits at 03:42 UTC (altitude: 88.7°)