59 Persei
Above the horizon.
Circumpolar today
Alt: 5.00°
Az: 3.88°
Direction: North
59 Persei is a main-sequence star of spectral class A1 in the constellation of Perseus.
59 Persei visual magnitude is 5.29. Because of its faintness, 59 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 59 Persei. The red arrow shows the motion of 59 Persei during the next
10000 years (6.50 arcmin in Right Ascension and -8.67 arcmin in declination);
Celestial Coordinates
Apparent
J2000
Galactic Coordinates
Finder Chart
Simplified finder chart for 59 Persei.
Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class
Simplified finder chart for 59 Persei.
The red dot in the diagram below shows where 59 Persei is situated in the HertzsprungāRussell diagram.
H-R diagram showing the position of 59 Persei.
Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA
Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion
59 Persei is distant 271.21 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 9 kilometers per second.
Alternative Designations
Visibility from Your Location
59 Persei is circumpolar and transits at 03:31 UTC (altitude: 81.9°)