32 Persei

Altitude: 4.9° Azimuth: 356.8° Direction: North

32 Persei is a variable main-sequence star in the constellation of Perseus.

32 Persei visual magnitude is 4.95. Because of its moderate brightness, 32 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 32 Persei:

Color of 32 Persei ⬤

Magnitude of 32 Persei 4.95

Class Main-sequence

VISIBILITY RIGHT NOW

32 Persei is above the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt.

Altitude: 4.9°
Azimuth: 356.8°
Direction: North

Celestial coordinates and finder chart of 32 Persei

32 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 32 Persei are provided in the following table:

Right Ascension J2000 03h 21m 26s

Declination J2000 +43° 19’ 45”

Galactic Longitude 149.81°

Galactic Latitude -11.58°

Constellation Perseus

The simplified sky map below shows the position of 32 Persei in the sky:

Simplified finder chart for 32 Persei.

Visibility of 32 Persei from your location

Location: Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt
Latitude: 51° 28’ 47” N
Longitude: 0° 00’ 00” E
Timezone: Europe/London

32 Persei is circumpolar and transits at 10:23 UTC (altitude: 81.8°)

Digitized Sky Survey image of 32 Persei

The image below is a photograph of 32 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 32 Persei is -0.063 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.

DSS2 image of 32 Persei. The red arrow shows the motion of 32 Persei during the next 10000 years (-10.50 arcmin in Right Ascension and -1.00 arcmin in declination);

Distance of 32 Persei from the Sun and relative movement

32 Persei is distant 155.24 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 7 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 47.62 pc

Distance (light year) 155.24 ly

Heliocentric radial velocity -7 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.063 arcsec/year

Proper Motion Dec -0.006 arcsec/year

Spectral properties of 32 Persei

32 Persei belongs to spectral class A3 and has a luminosity class of V corresponding to a main-sequence star.

Absolute magnitude 1.56

Spectral Type A3V

Color Index (B-V) 0.04

Temperature of 32 Persei 9652K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where 32 Persei is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of 32 Persei. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Alternative designations of 32 Persei

Flamsteed designation 32 Persei

Henry Draper Catalogue HD20677

SAO Catalogue SAO38750

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP15648

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD+42 750

FK5 Catalogue 2236

General Catalogue of Variable Stars 1107

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