Menkib - ξ Persei (xi Persei)

Above the horizon. Rise: 2:49 | Tran: 13:07 | Set: 23:24

Alt: 29.64° Az: 68.44° Direction: East-North-East

Menkib, also designated as ξ Persei (xi Persei), is a variable giant star of spectral class O7 in the constellation of Perseus.

Menkib visual magnitude is 4.04. Because of its moderate brightness, Menkib 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.

Image of Menkib - ξ Persei (xi Persei) star

DSS2 image of Menkib. The red arrow shows the motion of Menkib during the next 100000 years (3.33 arcmin in Right Ascension and 0.00 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 04h 00m 37s

Declination +35° 51’ 42”

Hour Angle 18h 16m 28s

Sidereal Time 22h 17m 05s

J2000

Right Ascension 03h 58m 57s

Declination +35° 47’ 27”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 160.37°

Galactic Latitude -13.11°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for Menkib - ξ Persei (xi Persei).

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 4.04

Class Giant

Absolute magnitude -4.64

Spectral Type O7III

Color Index (B-V) 0.01

Temperature 10002K

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

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

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

Menkib is distant 1,771.74 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 70 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 543.48

Distance (light year) 1,771.74

Radial Speed 70 km/s

Proper Motion RA 0.002 arcsec/y

Alternative Designations

Proper Name Menkib

Bayer designation ξ Persei
(xi Persei)

Flamsteed designation 46 Persei

Henry Draper Catalogue HD24912

SAO Catalogue SAO56856

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP18614

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD+35 775

FK5 Catalogue 148

General Catalogue of Variable Stars Xi Per

Visibility from Your Location

Today's Menkib - ξ Persei (xi Persei) rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 54.1° RISE 2:49

Max altitude: 74.4° TRANSIT 13:07

Azimuth: 305.9° SET 23:24

Set Location

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