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public Observing fromLocation: Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt
SunriseRise: 6:04  
clear_day Transit: 12:06  
SunsetSet: 18:09
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49 Persei

Altitude: 21.0°   Azimuth: 55.3°   Direction: North-East

49 Persei is a giant star in the constellation of Perseus.

49 Persei visual magnitude is 6.09. Because of its reltive faintness, 49 Persei should be visible only from locations with dark skies, while it is not visible at all from skies affected by light pollution.

The proper motion of 49 Persei is -0.112 arcsec per year in Right Ascension and -0.191 arcsec per year in Declination and the associated displacement for the next 1000 years is represented with the red arrow.

Image of 49 Persei star
DSS2 image of 49 Persei. The red arrow shows the motion of 49 Persei during the next 1000 years (-1.87 arcmin in Right Ascension and -3.18 arcmin in declination);

Key facts about 49 Persei

6.09
Giant

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

Altitude: 21.0°
Azimuth: 55.3°
Direction: North-East

Celestial coordinates and finder chart of 49 Persei

49 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 49 Persei are provided in the following table:

04h 08m 15s
+37° 43’ 40”
160.43°
-10.42°
Perseus

The simplified sky map below shows the position of 49 Persei in the sky:

Finder chart 49 Persei star
Simplified finder chart for 49 Persei.

Visibility of 49 Persei from your location

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

Today's 49 Persei rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 52.3°
Max altitude: 76.2°
Azimuth: 307.7°

Distance of 49 Persei from the Sun and relative movement

49 Persei is distant 143.87 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 40 kilometers per second.

44.13 pc
143.87 ly
-40 km/s
-0.112 arcsec/year
-0.191 arcsec/year

Spectral properties of 49 Persei

49 Persei belongs to spectral class K1 and has a luminosity class of III corresponding to a giant star.

2.87
K1III
4866K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where 49 Persei is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

HR Diagram
H-R diagram showing the position of 49 Persei. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Alternative designations of 49 Persei

SAO57000
SAO57000