π Persei (pi Persei)

Above the horizon. Rise: 0:25 | Tran: 9:00 | Set: 17:31

Alt: 11.88° Az: 311.23° Direction: North-West

π Persei is a main-sequence star of spectral class A2 in the constellation of Perseus.

π Persei visual magnitude is 4.7. Because of its moderate brightness, π Persei 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.

DSS2 image of π Persei. The red arrow shows the motion of π Persei during the next 10000 years (4.00 arcmin in Right Ascension and -7.17 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 03h 00m 24s

Declination +39° 45’ 48”

Hour Angle 07h 07m 09s

Sidereal Time 10h 07m 33s

J2000

Right Ascension 02h 58m 45s

Declination +39° 39’ 46”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 148.04°

Galactic Latitude -16.92°

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Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 4.7

Class Main-sequence

Absolute magnitude -0.30

Spectral Type A2V

Color Index (B-V) 0.06

Temperature 9434K

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

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

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

π Persei is distant 325.35 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 14 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 99.80

Distance (light year) 325.35

Radial Speed 14 km/s

Proper Motion RA 0.024 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.043"/y

Alternative Designations

Bayer designation π Persei
(pi Persei)

Flamsteed designation 22 Persei

Henry Draper Catalogue HD18411

SAO Catalogue SAO56047

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP13879

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD+39 681

FK5 Catalogue 2207

Visibility from Your Location

Today's π Persei (pi Persei) rise, transit and set times from Kuzucubelen, Turkey are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/Istanbul):

Azimuth: 50.2° RISE 0:25

Max altitude: 87.1° TRANSIT 9:00

Azimuth: 309.8° SET 17:31

Name:	Kuzucubelen, Turkey
Latitude:	36° 50' 24.0" N
Longitude:	34° 26' 15.4" E
Timezone:	Europe/Istanbul

Set Location

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