32 Persei

Above the horizon. Circumpolar today

Alt: 12.82° Az: 32.23° Direction: North-North-East

32 Persei is a variable main-sequence star of spectral class A3 in the constellation of Perseus.

32 Persei visual magnitude is 4.95. Because of its moderate brightness, 32 Persei is easily visible to the naked eye from locations with dark skies, while it might be barely visible, or not visible at all, from light-polluted skies.

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);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 03h 23m 09s

Declination +43° 25’ 09”

Hour Angle 15h 02m 53s

Sidereal Time 18h 26m 02s

J2000

Right Ascension 03h 21m 26s

Declination +43° 19’ 45”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 149.81°

Galactic Latitude -11.58°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for 32 Persei.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 4.95

Class Main-sequence

Absolute magnitude 1.56

Spectral Type A3V

Color Index (B-V) 0.04

Temperature 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

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

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

Distance (light year) 155.24

Radial Speed -7 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.063 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.006"/y

Alternative Designations

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

Visibility from Your Location

32 Persei is circumpolar and transits at 10:46 UTC (altitude: 81.9°)

Set Location

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