58 Persei

Above the horizon. Circumpolar today

Alt: 10.72° Az: 327.25° Direction: North-North-West

58 Persei is a giant star of spectral class K4 in the constellation of Perseus.

58 Persei visual magnitude is 4.25. Because of its moderate brightness, 58 Persei is easily visible to the naked eye from locations with dark skies, while it might be barely visible, or not visible at all, from light-polluted skies.

DSS2 image of 58 Persei. The red arrow shows the motion of 58 Persei during the next 10000 years (-0.83 arcmin in Right Ascension and -2.67 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 04h 38m 27s

Declination +41° 18’ 51”

Hour Angle 08h 59m 50s

Sidereal Time 13h 38m 17s

J2000

Right Ascension 04h 36m 41s

Declination +41° 15’ 52”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 161.76°

Galactic Latitude -4.03°

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Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 4.25

Class Giant

Absolute magnitude -2.22

Spectral Type K4III

Color Index (B-V) 1.22

Temperature 4270K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where 58 Persei is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of 58 Persei. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

58 Persei is distant 641.73 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 5 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 196.85

Distance (light year) 641.73

Radial Speed 5 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.005 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.016"/y

Alternative Designations

Flamsteed designation 58 Persei

Henry Draper Catalogue HD29094

SAO Catalogue SAO39639

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP21476

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD+40 1000

FK5 Catalogue 2338

Visibility from Your Location

58 Persei is circumpolar and transits at 13:16 UTC (altitude: 79.8°)

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