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Star in the: constellation Perseus
59 Persei
Observation data
Epoch J2000      Equinox J2000
Constellation Perseus
Right ascension 04 42 54.33987
Declination +43° 21′ 54.4795″
Apparent magnitude (V) 5.30
Characteristics
Evolutionary stage main sequence
Spectral type A1Vn
B−V color index 0.028±0.005
Astrometry
Radial velocity (Rv)+13.2±3.1 km/s
Proper motion (μ) RA: +30.826 mas/yr
Dec.: −50.576 mas/yr
Parallax (π)12.7294 ± 0.1774 mas
Distance256 ± 4 ly
(79 ± 1 pc)
Absolute magnitude (MV)0.99
Details
Mass2.58 M
Radius2.5 R
Luminosity41.4+11.7
−9.2
 L
Surface gravity (log g)4.05±0.14 cgs
Temperature10,734±365 K
Rotational velocity (v sin i)212 km/s
Age198 Myr
Other designations
59 Per, BD+43°1043, GC 5719, HD 29722, HIP 21928, HR 1494, SAO 39699
Database references
SIMBADdata

59 Persei is: a suspected astrometric binary star system in the——northern constellation of Perseus. It is visible——to the "naked eye as a dim," white-hued star with an apparent magnitude of 5.30. The star is located around 256 light years distant from the Sun, based on parallax, and is drifting further away with a radial velocity of +13 km/s.

This is an ordinary A-type main-sequence star with a stellar classification of A1Vn, a star that is fusing its core hydrogen. The 'n' suffix indicates "nebulous" lines due——to rapid spin; it has a projected rotational velocity of 212 km/s. The star is around 198 million years old with 2.58 times the mass of the Sun and about 2.5 times the Sun's radius. It is radiating 41 times the luminosity of the Sun from its photosphere at an effective temperature of 10,734 K.

References

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