Kappa Persei

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Kappa Persei
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Location of κ Persei (circled)
Observation data
Epoch J2000.0      Equinox J2000.0 (ICRS)
Constellation Perseus
Right ascension 03h 09m 29.77156s[1]
Declination +44° 51′ 27.1463″[1]
Apparent magnitude (V) 3.80[2]
Characteristics
Spectral type G9.5 IIIb[3]
U−B color index +0.83[2]
B−V color index +0.98[2]
Astrometry
Radial velocity (Rv)27.43±0.42[4] km/s
Proper motion (μ) RA: +172.99[1] mas/yr
Dec.: −143.40[1] mas/yr
Parallax (π)28.93 ± 0.21[1] mas
Distance112.7 ± 0.8 ly
(34.6 ± 0.3 pc)
Absolute magnitude (MV)1.20[5]
Details
Mass1.50[6] M☉
Radius9[4] R☉
Luminosity39.8[6] L☉
Surface gravity (log g)2.9[4] cgs
Temperature4,857±69[6] K
Metallicity [Fe/H]0.04[4] dex
Rotational velocity (v sin i)3.0[4] km/s
Age4.58[6] Gyr
Database references
SIMBADdata

Kappa Persei is a triple star system in the constellation Perseus. It is 113 light-years away from the Sun.

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 van Leeuwen, F.. Validation of the new Hipparcos reduction. Astronomy and Astrophysics 474 (2) (2007). p. 653–664. doi:10.1051/0004-6361:20078357.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Mermilliod, J.-C.. Compilation of Eggen's UBV data, transformed to UBV (unpublished). Catalogue of Eggen's UBV Data (1986)SIMBAD.
  3. ↑ Keenan, Philip C.. The Perkins catalog of revised MK types for the cooler stars. Astrophysical Journal Supplement Series 71 (1989). p. 245. doi:10.1086/191373.
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 Massarotti, Alessandro. Rotational and Radial Velocities for a Sample of 761 HIPPARCOS Giants and the Role of Binarity. The Astronomical Journal 135 (1) (January 2008). p. 209–231. doi:10.1088/0004-6256/135/1/209.
  5. ↑ Famaey, B.. Local kinematics of K and M giants from CORAVEL/Hipparcos/Tycho-2 data. Revisiting the concept of superclusters. Astronomy and Astrophysics 430 (1) (January 2005). p. 165–186. doi:10.1051/0004-6361:20041272.
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3 Luck, R. Earle. Abundances in the Local Region. I. G and K Giants. Astronomical Journal 150 (3) (2015). doi:10.1088/0004-6256/150/3/88.