Eta Persei

Star 12 of 100


Constellation: Perseus

Difficulty: Easy

Right Ascension: 02h 50m.7

Declination: +55° 54'

Magnitude: 3.8, 8.5

Separation: 28.7"

Position Angle: 301°

Last WDS Measure: 2018

My Observation Details

Object Name: Eta Persei
Seeing: VG
Transparency: 4
Lat/Lon: 35.15, -85.32
Instrument: 1300/102 (Orion Apex Maksutov)
Power: 130x
Date: 1-4-24
Time: 8:41pm EST
Est. P.A.: 315 deg

Observation Notes

Visual Description

The 34.1" separation made this pair easy to spot. Eta Persei 1 is very golden and bright. It’s secondary in the pair is northwest.

Additional Notes

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Sketch

Eta Persei sketch