14 Persei, a yellow supergiant star in Perseus
14 Persei is a yellow supergiant star in the constellation Perseus. At 960 light years away, it shines at an apparent visual magnitude of 5.43.
14 Persei (HIP 12768)
14 Persei is a yellow supergiant star in the constellation Perseus. At 960 light years away, it shines at an apparent visual magnitude of 5.43. The iron abundance of 14 Persei is +0.01 (102.3% of the Sun). It is moving through the Galaxy at a speed of 9.4 km/s relative to the Sun. Its projected Galactic orbit carries it between 24,800 and 31,200 light years from the center of the Galaxy.
Sky position: RA 2h 44.1m, Dec +44° 18'
Common designations: 14 Persei, HIP 12768, HD 16901
Brightest stars in Perseus:
(list all)
| Rank | Mag. | Star |
| 46 | 5.16 | 29 Persei |
| 47 | 5.24 | HR 890 |
| 48 | 5.28 | A Persei |
| 49 | 5.29 | HR 1390 |
| 50 | 5.30 | 36 Persei |
| 51 | 5.30 | 59 Persei |
| 52 | 5.32 | HD 20809 |
| 53 | 5.34 | 20 Persei |
| 54 | 5.39 | HR 1207 |
55
| 5.43
) 14 Persei
| Rank | Mag. | Star |
| 56 | 5.46 | HR 1330 |
| 57 | 5.47 | HR 885 |
| 58 | 5.47 | HD 21699 |
| 59 | 5.49 | 30 Persei |
| 60 | 5.49 | HR 1215 |
| 61 | 5.52 | 50 Persei |
| 62 | 5.53 | 1 Persei |
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Galactic Orbit of 14 Persei
(compared to the Sun)
E
ccentricity: 11.5% vs. 16.0%Angle φ : 17.0°vs. 26.0°
Semi-major axis : 8,586 pc vs. 8,686 pc
Semi-minor axis: 8,529 pc vs. 8,574 pc
Focus-to-center
: 989 pcvs. 1,388 pcSemilatus rectum : 8,472 pc vs. 8,464 pc
Perigalacticon: 7,597 pc vs. 7,297 pc
Apogalacticon
: 9,576 pcvs. 10,074 pcSome Tabulated XHIP Data for 14 Persei
(see also: SIMBAD)
Astrometry
2007A&A...474..653V
| Position | Proper Motion | |
| Right Ascension: | 41.02149192° ±0.40 mas | 2.44 ±0.44 mas/yr. |
| Declination: | 44.29705500° ±0.31 mas | -6.22 ±0.36 mas/yr. |
| Galactic Longitude: | 143.31221292° | 4.90 mas/yr. |
| Galactic Latitude: | -14.07144593° | -4.55 mas/yr. |
Parallax: 3.32 ± 0.46 mas
Spectrography
Spectral Type: G0Ib 2001AJ....121.2148G.
Radial Velocity: -0.70 ±0.60 km/s [A rating] 2006AstL...32..759G.
Iron Abundance [Fe/H]:
0.01 dex
1980ApJ...241..218L.
Photometry
| band | magnitude | Abs. Mag. |
| U | ||
| B | 6.33 | -1.01 |
| V | 5.43 | -1.91 |
| R | ||
| I | 4.61 | -2.74 |
| J | 4.15 | -3.20 |
| H | 3.75 | -3.59 |
| K | 3.57 | -3.78 |
B-V: +0.90 V-I: +0.82
Derivations
Heliocentric distance: 294.42 pc (13.9% margin of error)
Galactocentric distance: 7,631 pc
Transverse velocity: 9.3 km/s
3D heliocentric position and motion:
|
toward: |
Galactic center | Galactic rotation | North Galactic Pole |
| Position ( X, Y, Z) | -229.0 pc | 170.6 pc | -71.6 pc |
| Velocity (U, V, W) | -2.3 km/s | -6.8 km/s | -6.0 km/s |