---
title: "V472 Per"
url: "https://spacecatalog.org/object/hd-12953"
release: "DR1"
licence: "CC-BY-SA-4.0"
citation: "SpaceCatalog. V472 Per [catalogue entry]. Data release DR1 (2026-08-21). https://spacecatalog.org/object/hd-12953"
---

# V472 Per

V472 Per is an A1Ia white supergiant in the constellation [Perseus](https://spacecatalog.org/constellation/perseus), shining at apparent magnitude 5.66 (V). Other catalogues list it as HD 12953, HIP 9990 and HR 618.

## At a glance

- **WHAT IT IS:** White supergiant
- **HOW BRIGHT (V):** 5.66 — Bright enough for the naked eye, under a sky dark enough.
- **WHERE TO LOOK:** [Perseus](https://spacecatalog.org/constellation/perseus) — The patch of sky it sits in, as seen from Earth.

## Properties

| Quantity | Value |
| --- | --- |
| CLASS | A1Ia white supergiant |
| APPARENT MAGNITUDE (V) | 5.66 |
| CONSTELLATION | Perseus |
| RIGHT ASCENSION (J2000) | 02h 08m 40.6s |
| DECLINATION (J2000) | +58° 25′ 25.0″ |

## Catalogue data

### WHAT KIND OF THING IT IS

What the object is in itself, rather than how it happens to look from here.

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Spectral type | A1Ia |
| Surface temperature | 9475 K |
| Surface gravity (log g) | 1.15 |
| Variability | Alpha Cygni pulsating supergiant |
| Variability type (GCVS) | ACYG |

### HOW BRIGHT IT IS

What the light adds up to, measured through one filter at a time. A magnitude is a brightness on a backwards scale — the smaller the number, the brighter the object.

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Colour index (B−V) | 0.595 |
| Variable magnitude, brightest | 5.63 |
| Variable magnitude, faintest | 5.69 |

### WHERE IT IS AND HOW IT MOVES

Position, motion across the sky and the size it covers on it. These are measurements of the object as seen from here, so every one of them depends on where here is.

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Proper motion (RA) | −0.82 mas/yr |
| Proper motion (Dec) | −1.63 mas/yr |
| Radial velocity | −36 km/s |

### OTHER NAMES AND NUMBERS

The identifiers other catalogues file this object under, for anyone joining this data to theirs.

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Variable-star designation | V472 Per |

### WHERE THESE FIGURES CAME FROM

Which catalogue, paper or model each of the fields above was read from, where the source named one.

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Spectral type from | SIMBAD (1995ApJS...99..135A, quality C) |
| Stellar parameters from | Spectroscopic determinations compiled from the literature (PASTEL, Soubiran+ 2016) |

## Also known as

- HD: HD 12953
- HIP: HIP 9990
- HR: HR 618
- Variable star: V472 Per

## Source

[HYG Database v4.1](https://github.com/astronexus/HYG-Database) — CC-BY-SA-4.0

The producer asks: HYG Database v4.1, Astronexus (github.com/astronexus/HYG-Database). Fields derived from it stay under CC BY-SA 4.0.

How this was made: https://spacecatalog.org/methods#source-hyg

## Cite this page

SpaceCatalog. V472 Per \[catalogue entry\]. Data release DR1 (2026-08-21). https://spacecatalog.org/object/hd-12953

```bibtex
@misc{spacecatalog_hd-12953,
  author       = {{SpaceCatalog}},
  title        = {{V472 Per}},
  howpublished = {SpaceCatalog, data release DR1 (2026-08-21)},
  year         = {2026},
  url          = {https://spacecatalog.org/object/hd-12953},
  note         = {Catalogue entry, data release DR1 (2026-08-21). Values from HYG Database v4.1.}
}
```

HYG Database v4.1 — CC-BY-SA-4.0

Acknowledgement the producer asks for: HYG Database v4.1, Astronexus (github.com/astronexus/HYG-Database). Fields derived from it stay under CC BY-SA 4.0.

The page itself, with its pictures, the sky map and the observing tools: https://spacecatalog.org/object/hd-12953