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ε Persei (epsilon Persei)

Above the horizon.  Rise: 3:09 | Tran: 12:22 | Set: 21:38
Alt: 3.54°   Az: 35.82°   Direction: North-East

ε Persei is a variable and multiple hypergiant star of spectral class B0 in the constellation of Perseus.

ε Persei visual magnitude is 2.89. Because of its brightness, ε Persei is clearly visible to the naked eye when observed from locations with dark skies, and should be also quite easily visible from light polluted areas.

Image of ε Persei (epsilon Persei) star
DSS2 image of ε Persei. The red arrow shows the motion of ε Persei during the next 10000 years (3.00 arcmin in Right Ascension and -4.33 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

03h 59m 33s
+40° 04’ 54”
15h 19m 04s
19h 18m 38s

J2000

03h 57m 51s
+40° 00’ 37”

Galactic Coordinates

157.35°
-10.09°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for ε Persei (epsilon Persei).

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

2.89
Hypergiant

-3.20
B0V
13121K

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

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

Star System Properties

ε 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 ε Persei double sysyem:

2.89
7.99
5.1
8.8 arcsec

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

ε Persei is distant 537.95 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 1 kilometers per second.

165.02
537.95
1 km/s
0.018 arcsec/y
-0.026"/y

Alternative Designations

ε Persei
(epsilon Persei)
SAO56840
SAO56840

Visibility from Your Location

Today's ε Persei (epsilon Persei) rise, transit and set times from Wheaton, United States are the following (all times relative to the local timezone America/Chicago):

Azimuth: 49.9°
Max altitude: 88.2°
Azimuth: 310.1°