b Persei
b Persei (also known as HD 26961) is a spectroscopic triple star in the constellation Perseus. Its apparent magnitude is 4.60,[6] and it is about 320 light years away.[1]
| Observation data Epoch J2000.0 Equinox J2000.0 | |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Perseus | 
| Right ascension | 04h 18m 14.61690s[1] | 
| Declination | +50° 17′ 43.8058″[1] | 
| Apparent magnitude (V) | 4.52 - 4.68[2] | 
| Characteristics | |
| Spectral type | A1III[3] | 
| B−V color index | +0.04[4] | 
| Variable type | Ellipsoidal[2] | 
| Astrometry | |
| Radial velocity (Rv) | 19.8 ± 0.9[5] km/s | 
| Proper motion (μ) | RA: 45.42 ± 0.40[1] mas/yr Dec.: -56.72 ± 0.32[1] mas/yr | 
| Parallax (π) | 10.40 ± 0.35 mas[1] | 
| Distance | 310 ± 10 ly (96 ± 3 pc) | 
| Absolute magnitude (MV) | 0.3[6] | 
| Orbit[7] | |
| Primary | b Persei A | 
| Companion | b Persei C | 
| Period (P) | 701.76 days | 
| Semi-major axis (a) | 5.09 mas | 
| Eccentricity (e) | 0.235 | 
| Inclination (i) | 83.46° | 
| Longitude of the node (Ω) | 115.29° | 
| Periastron epoch (T) | 2440143.3984 | 
| Argument of periastron (ω) (secondary) | 263° | 
| Details | |
| Mass | 2.25[6] M☉ | 
| Radius | 3.2[6] R☉ | 
| Temperature | 9000[6] K | 
| Rotational velocity (v sin i) | 81[8] km/s | 
| Other designations | |
| Database references | |
| SIMBAD | data | 
In addition to the primary, an A-type giant, there is a smaller and cooler companion in a 1.53 day orbit, probably an F-class star around absolute magnitude 3.0, and a more distant companion in a 702-day orbit.[6]
References
    
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- Samus, N. N.; Durlevich, O. V.; et al. (2009). "VizieR Online Data Catalog: General Catalogue of Variable Stars (Samus+ 2007-2013)". VizieR On-line Data Catalog: B/GCVS. Originally Published in: 2009yCat....102025S. 1. Bibcode:2009yCat....102025S.
- Abt, Helmut A. (2009). "MK Classifications of Spectroscopic Binaries". The Astrophysical Journal Supplement. 180 (1): 117–18. Bibcode:2009ApJS..180..117A. doi:10.1088/0067-0049/180/1/117.
- Anderson, E.; Francis, Ch. (2012). "XHIP: An extended hipparcos compilation". Astronomy Letters. 38 (5): 331. arXiv:1108.4971. Bibcode:2012AstL...38..331A. doi:10.1134/S1063773712050015. S2CID 119257644. Vizier catalog entry
- Wilson, R. E. (1953). General Catalogue of Stellar Radial Velocities. Carnegie Institution for Science. Bibcode:1953GCRV..C......0W. LCCN 54001336.
- Hill, G.; Aikman, G. C. L.; Cowley, A. P.; Bolton, C. T.; Thomas, J. C. (1976). "The radio-flaring triple system B Per". The Astrophysical Journal. 208: 152. Bibcode:1976ApJ...208..152H. doi:10.1086/154590.
- ESA (1997). "The Hipparcos and Tycho Catalogues". VizieR On-line Data Catalog. 1239. Bibcode:1997yCat.1239....0E.
- Royer, F. (2007). "Rotational velocities of A-type stars. III. Velocity distributions". Astronomy and Astrophysics. 463 (2): 671–682. arXiv:astro-ph/0610785. Bibcode:2007A&A...463..671R. doi:10.1051/0004-6361:20065224. S2CID 18475298.
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