36 Persei
Above the horizon.
Circumpolar today
Alt: 76.71°
Az: 106.40°
Direction: East-South-East
36 Persei is a variable giant star of spectral class F4 in the constellation of Perseus.
36 Persei visual magnitude is 5.31. Because of its faintness, 36 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 36 Persei. The red arrow shows the motion of 36 Persei during the next
10000 years (-9.00 arcmin in Right Ascension and -13.17 arcmin in declination);
Celestial Coordinates
Apparent
J2000
Galactic Coordinates
Finder Chart
Simplified finder chart for 36 Persei.
Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class
Simplified finder chart for 36 Persei.
The red dot in the diagram below shows where 36 Persei is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.
H-R diagram showing the position of 36 Persei.
Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA
Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion
36 Persei is distant 118.72 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 49 kilometers per second.
Alternative Designations
Visibility from Your Location
36 Persei is circumpolar and transits at 03:47 UTC (altitude: 84.7°)