29 Persei

29 Persei
Location of 29 Persei (circled)
Observation data
Epoch J2000      Equinox ICRS
Constellation Perseus
Right ascension 03h 18m 37.74077s
Declination +50° 13′ 19.8341″
Apparent magnitude (V) 5.16
Characteristics
Evolutionary stage Main sequence
Spectral type B3V
U−B color index −0.56
B−V color index −0.06
Astrometry
Radial velocity (Rv)−1.50 km/s
Proper motion (μ) RA: +23.574 mas/yr
Dec.: −24.407 mas/yr
Parallax (π)5.12±0.29 mas
Distance640 ± 40 ly
(200 ± 10 pc)
Absolute magnitude (MV)−1.31
Details
Mass6.8 M☉
Radius3.9 R☉
Luminosity960 L☉
Surface gravity (log g)4.025±0.113 cgs
Temperature16,143 K
Metallicity [Fe/H]0.00 dex
Rotational velocity (v sin i)120 km/s
Other designations
29 Per, BD+49°899, FK5 2188, GC 3934, HD 20365, HIP 15404, HR 987, SAO 23944
Database references
SIMBADdata
29 Persei is the bright star in the center of this optical light image. 31 Persei is the bright star lower and to the left of 29 Persei.

29 Persei is a single star in the northern constellation of Perseus, located approximately 640 light-years away from the Sun based on parallax. It is visible to the naked eye as faint, blue-white hued star with an apparent visual magnitude of 5.16. This object is a member of the Alpha Persei Cluster.

This is a B-type main-sequence star with a stellar classification of B3 V. During the 1930s it was reported to have a variable radial velocity, but that may instead have been due to instrument error. The star has a high rate of spin, showing a projected rotational velocity of 120 km/s. It has 6.8 times the mass of the Sun and about 3.9 times the Sun's radius. 29 Persei is radiating 960 times the Sun's luminosity from its photosphere at an effective temperature of 16,143 K.

References

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