Star profile
17 Persei
What is 17 Persei
17 Persei is a swollen, mature K5 orange giant burning at around 4,000 K —considerably cooler than the Sun— and resting 467 light-years away, in the mythic torso of the hero Perseus. Its amber light travels for sixteen human generations before reaching an observer's eye on Earth. Modest to the unaided eye, its warm hue still sets it apart from the brilliant blue-white stars that crowd the constellation.
Where it is and when to see it
17 Persei lies in the northern celestial hemisphere. It is visible to the naked eye under a dark sky. Its best month of the year is November: the Sun sits at the opposite point of the sky and the star culminates around midnight. How high it climbs above the horizon depends on the latitude you watch from.
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A public signature from a real person. The chosen name is a symbolic denomination within Stelvia, with no official standing or IAU recognition: the sky is not for sale and belongs to no one.
Astronomical data for 17 Persei
- Constellation
- Perseus
- Apparent magnitude
- 4.56
- Distance
- 467.3 light years
- Coordinates (J2000)
- RA 42.878° · Dec 35.060°
- Catalogue
- HIP 13328 · HD 17709
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Other stars in Perseus
Perseus has 99 stars in Stelvia's catalogue. Here are a few of them.
- MirfakAlpha Persei1.79
- AlgolBeta Persei2.09
- Zeta Persei2.84
- 58 Persei4.25
- Psi Persei4.32
- Sigma Persei4.36
- HIP 200704.60
- Omega Persei4.61