53 Persei

53 Persei is a variable sub-giant star in the constellation of Perseus.

53 Persei visual magnitude is 4.85. Because of its moderate brightness, 53 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 53 Persei:

Color of 53 Persei ⬤

Magnitude of 53 Persei 4.85

Class Sub-giant

VISIBILITY RIGHT NOW 53 Persei is above the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt. Altitude: 23°.

Celestial coordinates and finder chart of 53 Persei

53 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 53 Persei are provided in the following table:

Right Ascension J2000 04h 21m 33s

Declination J2000 +46° 29’ 56”

Galactic Longitude 156.08°

Galactic Latitude -2.4°

Constellation Perseus

The simplified sky map below shows the position of 53 Persei in the sky:

Simplified finder chart for 53 Persei.

Visibility of 53 Persei from your location

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

53 Persei is circumpolar and transits at 11:34 UTC (altitude: 85.0°)

Digitized Sky Survey image of 53 Persei

The image below is a photograph of 53 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 53 Persei is 0.025 arcsec per year in Right Ascension and -0.035 arcsec per year in Declination and the associated displacement for the next 10000 years is represented with the red arrow.

DSS2 image of 53 Persei. The red arrow shows the motion of 53 Persei during the next 10000 years (4.17 arcmin in Right Ascension and -5.83 arcmin in declination);

Distance of 53 Persei from the Sun and relative movement

53 Persei is distant 463.73 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 1 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 142.25 pc

Distance (light year) 463.73 ly

Heliocentric radial velocity 1 km/s

Proper Motion RA 0.025 arcsec/year

Proper Motion Dec -0.035 arcsec/year

Spectral properties of 53 Persei

53 Persei belongs to spectral class B4 and has a luminosity class of IV corresponding to a sub-giant star.

Absolute magnitude -0.92

Spectral Type B4IV

Color Index (B-V) -0.03

Temperature of 53 Persei 10516K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where 53 Persei is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of 53 Persei. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Alternative designations of 53 Persei

Flamsteed designation 53 Persei

Henry Draper Catalogue HD27396

SAO Catalogue SAO39483

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP20354

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD+46 872

FK5 Catalogue 2319

General Catalogue of Variable Stars V469 Per

In Evidence

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