56 Persei

Above the horizon. Rise: 4:07 | Tran: 13:56 | Set: 23:44

Alt: 6.76° Az: 40.92° Direction: North-East

56 Persei is a variable and double main-sequence star of spectral class F4 in the constellation of Perseus.

56 Persei visual magnitude is 5.76. Because of its faintness, 56 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 56 Persei. The red arrow shows the motion of 56 Persei during the next 10000 years (7.17 arcmin in Right Ascension and -12.00 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 04h 26m 16s

Declination +34° 00’ 58”

Hour Angle 15h 26m 45s

Sidereal Time 19h 53m 02s

J2000

Right Ascension 04h 24m 37s

Declination +33° 57’ 34”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 165.53°

Galactic Latitude -10.75°

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Finder chart for 56 Persei.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 5.76

Class Main-sequence

Absolute magnitude 2.66

Spectral Type F4V

Color Index (B-V) 0.4

Temperature 6880K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where 56 Persei is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of 56 Persei. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Star System Properties

56 Persei is a visual double star which can be observed with the help of small or medium telescopes. The table below shows key information about the 56 Persei double sysyem:

Main star magnitude 5.76

Secondary star magnitude 9.36

Magnitude difference 3.6

Separation 4.9 arcsec

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

56 Persei is distant 135.83 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 32 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 41.67

Distance (light year) 135.83

Radial Speed -32 km/s

Proper Motion RA 0.043 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.072"/y

Alternative Designations

Flamsteed designation 56 Persei

Henry Draper Catalogue HD27786

SAO Catalogue SAO57216

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP20591

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD+33 854

General Catalogue of Variable Stars 1592

Aitken Double Star Catalogue ADS3188

Visibility from Your Location

Today's 56 Persei rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 56.0° RISE 4:07

Max altitude: 72.5° TRANSIT 13:56

Azimuth: 304.0° SET 23:44

Set Location

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