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δ Persei (delta Persei)

Altitude: 29.3°   Azimuth: 48.8°   Direction: North-East

δ Persei is a variable and double giant star in the constellation of Perseus.

δ Persei visual magnitude is 3.01. Because of its moderate brightness, δ 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 δ Persei:

3.01
Giant

δ Persei (delta Persei) is above the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt.

Altitude: 29.3°
Azimuth: 48.8°
Direction: North-East

Celestial coordinates and finder chart of δ Persei

δ 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 δ Persei are provided in the following table:

03h 42m 55s
+47° 47’ 15”
150.28°
-5.77°
Perseus

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

Finder chart δ Persei (delta Persei) star
Simplified finder chart for δ Persei (delta Persei).

Visibility of δ Persei from your location

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

δ Persei (delta Persei) is circumpolar and transits at 03:32 UTC (altitude: 86.3°)

Digitized Sky Survey image of δ Persei

The image below is a photograph of δ 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 δ Persei is 0.028 arcsec per year in Right Ascension and -0.034 arcsec per year in Declination and the associated displacement for the next 10000 years is represented with the red arrow.

Image of δ Persei (delta Persei) star
DSS2 image of δ Persei. The red arrow shows the motion of δ Persei during the next 10000 years (4.67 arcmin in Right Ascension and -5.67 arcmin in declination);

Distance of δ Persei from the Sun and relative movement

δ Persei is distant 527.51 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 4 kilometers per second.

161.81 pc
527.51 ly
4 km/s
0.028 arcsec/year
-0.034 arcsec/year

Spectral properties of δ Persei

δ Persei belongs to spectral class B5 and has a luminosity class of III corresponding to a giant star.

-3.04
B5III
12103K

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

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

δ Persei star system properties

δ Persei is a visual double star which can be observed only with the help of very large telescopes. The table below shows key information about the δ Persei double sysyem:

3.01
10.31
7.3
99.1 arcsec

Alternative designations of δ Persei

δ Persei
(delta Persei)
SAO39053
SAO39053