52 Persei

Altitude: 2.0° Azimuth: 359.1° Direction: North

52 Persei is a supergiant star in the constellation of Perseus.

52 Persei visual magnitude is 4.71. Because of its moderate brightness, 52 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 52 Persei:

Color of 52 Persei ⬤

Magnitude of 52 Persei 4.71

Class Supergiant

VISIBILITY RIGHT NOW

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

Altitude: 2.0°
Azimuth: 359.1°
Direction: North

Celestial coordinates and finder chart of 52 Persei

52 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 52 Persei are provided in the following table:

Right Ascension J2000 04h 14m 53s

Declination J2000 +40° 29’ 00”

Galactic Longitude 159.45°

Galactic Latitude -7.54°

Constellation Perseus

The simplified sky map below shows the position of 52 Persei in the sky:

Simplified finder chart for 52 Persei.

Visibility of 52 Persei from your location

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

52 Persei is circumpolar and transits at 11:16 UTC (altitude: 79.0°)

Digitized Sky Survey image of 52 Persei

The image below is a photograph of 52 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 52 Persei is 0.008 arcsec per year in Right Ascension and -0.026 arcsec per year in Declination and the associated displacement for the next 10000 years is represented with the red arrow.

DSS2 image of 52 Persei. The red arrow shows the motion of 52 Persei during the next 10000 years (1.33 arcmin in Right Ascension and -4.33 arcmin in declination);

Distance of 52 Persei from the Sun and relative movement

52 Persei is distant 626.92 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 2 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 192.31 pc

Distance (light year) 626.92 ly

Heliocentric radial velocity -2 km/s

Proper Motion RA 0.008 arcsec/year

Proper Motion Dec -0.026 arcsec/year

Spectral properties of 52 Persei

52 Persei belongs to spectral class G5 and has a luminosity class of I corresponding to a supergiant star.

Absolute magnitude -1.71

Spectral Type G5I

Color Index (B-V) 1.01

Temperature of 52 Persei 4719K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where 52 Persei is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of 52 Persei. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Alternative designations of 52 Persei

Flamsteed designation 52 Persei

Henry Draper Catalogue HD26673

SAO Catalogue SAO39409

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP19811

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD+40 912

FK5 Catalogue 2306

In Evidence

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