Star profile
Omega Persei
What is Omega Persei
Omega Persei shines with an orange hue in one of the most historic regions of the sky: Perseus, the constellation that holds Medusa's head and watches over Algol, the demon star. It is a K-type giant at 288 light-years, outwardly calm, part of the canvas where every August the Perseids trace their annual meteor shower.
Where it is and when to see it
Omega 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 Omega Persei
- Constellation
- Perseus
- Apparent magnitude
- 4.61
- Distance
- 288.2 light years
- Coordinates (J2000)
- RA 47.822° · Dec 39.612°
- Catalogue
- HIP 14817 · HD 19656
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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
- Sigma Persei4.36
- 17 Persei4.56
- HIP 200704.60
- 34 Persei4.67
- 52 Persei4.67