B²-Per (Star)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 30 arcminutes across.
From Cambridge , b²-Per will become visible at around 21:03 (EDT), 24° above your north-western horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then sink towards the horizon, becoming tricky to observe after 21:34 when it dips 20° above your north-western horizon.
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Name
B²-Per
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Object type
Star
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Other names
Position
| Right ascension: | 04h20m11s [4] |
| Declination: | +50°55'15" [4] |
| Constellation: | Perseus |
| Magnitude: Variable | 5.54 (V) [2] 5.50 (BT) [2] 5.54 (VT) [2] 5.51 (G) [4] 5.49 (BP) [4] 5.47 (RP) [4] |
| Distance: | 461.8 parsec 1505.5 lightyrs [4] |
| B-V Color (mag): | -0.03 |
| Proper motion (speed): | 6.2 mas/yr[4] |
| Proper motion (pos ang): | 179.6° |
Derived quantities
| Absolute mag (V): | -2.78 |
Sources