8 Persei
Above the horizon.
Circumpolar today
Alt: 80.75°
Az: 319.36°
Direction: North-West
8 Persei is a giant star of spectral class K3 in the constellation of Perseus.
8 Persei visual magnitude is 5.75. Because of its faintness, 8 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 8 Persei. The red arrow shows the motion of 8 Persei during the next
10000 years (10.50 arcmin in Right Ascension and 0.83 arcmin in declination);
Celestial Coordinates
Apparent
J2000
Galactic Coordinates
Finder Chart
Simplified finder chart for 8 Persei.
Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class
Simplified finder chart for 8 Persei.
The red dot in the diagram below shows where 8 Persei is situated in the HertzsprungāRussell diagram.
H-R diagram showing the position of 8 Persei.
Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA
Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion
8 Persei is distant 378.63 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 3 kilometers per second.
Alternative Designations
Visibility from Your Location
8 Persei is circumpolar and transits at 01:26 UTC (altitude: 83.5°)