Observation data Epoch J2000 Equinox J2000 | |
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Constellation | Perseus |
Right ascension | 02h 50m 35.05979s [1] |
Declination | 38° 19′ 07.1080″ [1] |
Apparent magnitude (V) | 4.22 [2] |
Characteristics | |
Spectral type | F2III [3] |
U−B color index | +0.08 [4] |
B−V color index | +0.34 [4] |
Variable type | δ Sct(?) [5] [6] |
Astrometry | |
Radial velocity (Rv) | +14.00 [7] km/s |
Proper motion (μ) | RA: +195.77 [1] mas/yr Dec.: −109.98 [1] mas/yr |
Parallax (π) | 27.01 ± 0.19 [1] mas |
Distance | 120.8 ± 0.8 ly (37.0 ± 0.3 pc) |
Absolute magnitude (MV) | 1.38 [2] |
Details | |
Mass | 1.80 [8] M☉ |
Radius | 3.2 [9] R☉ |
Luminosity | 23.36 [2] L☉ |
Surface gravity (log g) | 3.72 [10] cgs |
Temperature | 7,004 [10] K |
Metallicity [Fe/H] | −0.04 [2] dex |
Rotational velocity (v sin i) | 149 [3] km/s |
Age | 1.44 [8] Gyr |
Other designations | |
Database references | |
SIMBAD | data |
16 Persei is a single, [12] suspected variable star [6] in the northern constellation of Perseus, located approximately 121 light years away based on parallax. [1] It is visible to the naked eye as a yellow-white hued star with an apparent visual magnitude of 4.22. [2] This object is moving further from the Earth with a heliocentric radial velocity of +14 km/s. [7] It displays a relatively high proper motion, traversing the celestial sphere at the rate of 0.224″ per year. [13]
Based upon a stellar classification of F2 III, [3] this matches an aging giant star that has exhausted the hydrogen at its core and is evolving away from the main sequence. It is a possible pulsating Delta Scuti variable, although there is some uncertainty about this classification. [6] However, Kunzli and North (1998) found no variation. [14] The star is 1.44 [8] billion years old with 1.8 [8] times the mass of the Sun and 3.2 [9] times the Sun's radius. It shows a high rotation rate with a projected rotational velocity of 149 km/s, [3] which is causing an equatorial bulge that is an estimated 24% larger than the polar radius. [15] 16 Persei is radiating 23 [2] times the Sun's luminosity from its photosphere at an effective temperature of 7,004 K. [10]
It has two reported visual companions: B, with magnitude 12.8 and separation 76.7", and C, with magnitude 10.43 and separation 234". [16]
Epsilon Sculptoris is a binary star in the constellation Sculptor. It is approximately 91.7 light years from Earth.
ν Persei, Latinized as Nu Persei, is a single star and a suspected variable in the northern constellation of Perseus. It has a yellow-white hue and is visible to the naked eye with an apparent visual magnitude of 3.80. This object is located approximately 560 light-years from the Sun based on parallax but is drifting closer with a radial velocity of −12 km/s.
68 Ophiuchi is a binary star system in the equatorial constellation of Ophiuchus. It is visible to the naked eye as a faint star with an apparent visual magnitude of 4.42. The system is located around 89.69 parsecs (292.5 ly) distant from the Sun, based on parallax, and is drifting further away with a radial velocity of +6 km/s.
Sigma Persei is an orange K-type giant with an apparent magnitude of +4.36. It is approximately 360 light years from Earth.
Epsilon Microscopii, Latinized from ε Microscopii, is a single, white-hued star in the southern constellationof Microscopium. It is faintly visible to the naked eye with an apparent visual magnitude of 4.71. The annual parallax shift of the star is 19.7054 mas as measured from Earth, which yields a distance estimate of around 166 light years. It is moving further from the Sun with a radial velocity of +7 km/s.
Beta Octantis, Latinized from β Octantis, is a probable astrometric binary star system in the southern circumpolar constellation of Octans. It is faintly visible to the naked eye with an apparent visual magnitude of 4.13. Based upon an annual parallax shift of 21.85 mas as seen from Earth, it is located about 149 light years from the Sun. It is moving away from the Sun with a radial velocity of +19 km/s.
Upsilon Ophiuchi is a triple star system in the equatorial constellation of Ophiuchus. It has a white hue and is faintly visible to the naked eye with an apparent visual magnitude of 4.62. The distance to this system is approximately 134 light years based on parallax. It is drifting closer with a radial velocity of −30.6 km/s.
22 Orionis is a binary star in the equatorial constellation of Orion. It has the Bayer designation o Orionis, while 22 Orionis is the Flamsteed designation. This system is visible to the naked eye as a faint, blue-white hued star with an apparent visual magnitude of 4.74. It is located approximately 1,100 light years away from the Sun based on parallax. The system is moving further from the Earth with a heliocentric radial velocity of +28.80
17 Persei is a single star in the northern constellation of Perseus, located about 390 light years away from the Sun. It is visible to the naked eye as a faint, orange-hued star with an apparent visual magnitude of 4.53. This object is moving further from the Earth at a heliocentric radial velocity of +13 km/s.
34 Persei is a binary star system in the northern constellation of Perseus. It is visible to the naked eye as a faint, blue-white hued point of light with a combined apparent visual magnitude of 4.67. The system is located approximately 540 light years away from the Sun based on parallax, but it is drifting closer with a radial velocity of −3.5 km/s. It is a likely member of the Alpha Persei Cluster.
24 Persei is a star in the northern constellation of Perseus, located around 337 light years from the Sun. It is visible to the naked eye as a faint, orange-hued star with an apparent visual magnitude of 4.94. The object is moving closer to the Earth with a heliocentric radial velocity of −37 km/s.
32 Persei is a single star located 149 light years away from the Sun in the northern constellation of Perseus. It has the Bayer designation of l Persei, while 32 Persei is the Flamsteed designation. This object is visible to the naked eye as a faint, white-hued star with an apparent visual magnitude of 4.96. It is moving closer to the Earth with a heliocentric radial velocity of −9 km/s, and is a member of the Sirius supercluster: a stream of stars that share a common motion through space.
40 Persei is a wide binary star system in the northern constellation of Perseus. It has the Bayer designation ο Persei, while 40 Persei is the Flamsteed designation. The system is visible to the naked eye as a faint, blue-white hued point of light with an apparent visual magnitude of 4.97. It is located approximately 1060 light years away from the Sun based on parallax, and is drifting further away with a radial velocity of +22 km/s. The system is a member of the Perseus OB2 association of co-moving stars.
HD 21278 is a binary star system in the constellation Perseus, located within the 60±7 million year old Alpha Persei Cluster. It has a blue-white hue and is visible to the naked eye with a combined apparent visual magnitude of 4.99. The system is located at a distance of approximately 580 light years from the Sun based on parallax, and it is drifting further away with a radial velocity of +1.20 km/s.
HD 70060 is a class A8V star in the constellation Puppis. Its apparent magnitude is 4.45 and it is approximately 93.4 light years away based on parallax.
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.
9 Persei is a single variable star in the northern constellation Perseus, located around 4,300 light years away from the Sun. It has the Bayer designation i Persei; 9 Persei is the Flamsteed designation. This body is visible to the naked eye as a faint, white-hued star with an apparent visual magnitude of 5.17. It is moving closer to the Sun with a heliocentric radial velocity of −15.2 km/s. The star is a member of the Perseus OB1 association of co-moving stars.
42 Persei is a binary star system in the northern constellation of Perseus. It has the Bayer designation n Persei, while 42 Persei is the Flamsteed designation. The system is visible to the naked eye as a dim, white-hued point of light with an apparent visual magnitude of 5.11. It is located around 93 parsecs (302 ly) distant from the Sun, but is drifting closer with a radial velocity of −12.4 km/s.
43 Persei is a binary star system in the northern constellation Perseus. It is visible to the naked eye as a dim, yellow-white hued star with an apparent visual magnitude of 5.28. The system is located around 38.5 parsecs (125.4 ly) distant from the Sun, based on parallax.
31 Persei is a single star in the northern constellation of Perseus. It is visible to the naked eye as a dim, blue-white hued point of light with an apparent visual magnitude of 5.05. This star is located around 172 parsecs (560 ly) away from the Sun, and it is drifting closer with a radial velocity of −1.6 km/s. It is a likely member of the Alpha Persei Cluster.