Star profile
54 Persei
What is 54 Persei
54 Persei is a solitary yellow star on the back of Perseus, visible to the naked eye under dark skies with its warm tone and magnitude 4.93. At 218 light-years, its G type recalls the Sun in colour and temperature, though it has already begun the slow drift toward giant status. It shines near the Alpha Persei cluster, almost lost among more famous names, with a light that set out before photography existed.
Where it is and when to see it
54 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 December: 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 54 Persei
- Constellation
- Perseus
- Apparent magnitude
- 4.93
- Distance
- 218.3 light years
- Coordinates (J2000)
- RA 65.103° · Dec 34.567°
- Catalogue
- HIP 20252 · HD 27348
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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
- HIP 154164.85
- HIP 224534.89
- 12 Persei4.91
- 24 Persei4.94
- 32 Persei4.96