Kappa Persei

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

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

References

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  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 Compilation of Eggen's UBV data, transformed to UBV (unpublished).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.