Observation data Epoch J2000.0 Equinox J2000.0 ( ICRS) | |
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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 mas [1] |
Distance | 112.7 ± 0.8
ly (34.6 ± 0.3 pc) |
Absolute magnitude (MV) | 1.20 [5] |
Details | |
Mass | 1.50 [6] M☉ |
Radius | 9 [4] R☉ |
Luminosity | 39.8 [6] L☉ |
Surface gravity (log g) | 2.9 [4] cgs |
Temperature | 4,857±69 [6] K |
Metallicity [Fe/H] | 0.04 [4] dex |
Rotational velocity (v sin i) | 3.0 [4] km/s |
Age | 4.58 [6] Gyr |
Other designations | |
Database references | |
SIMBAD | data |
Kappa Persei or κ Persei, is a triple star system in the northern constellation of Perseus. Based upon an annual parallax shift of 28.93 mas, [1] it is located at a distance of 113 light-years from the Sun.
The system consists of a spectroscopic binary, [8] [5] designated Kappa Persei A, which can be seen with the naked eye, having an apparent visual magnitude of 3.80. [2] The third star, designated Kappa Persei B, is of magnitude 13.50. [9]
Kappa Persei A's two components are designated Kappa Persei Aa (officially named Misam /ˈmaɪzəm/, the traditional name of the entire system) [10] and Ab.
κ Persei ( Latinised to Kappa Persei) is the system's Bayer designation. The designations of the two constituents as Kappa Persei A and B, and those of A's components - Kappa Persei Aa and Ab - derive from the convention used by the Washington Multiplicity Catalog (WMC) for multiple star systems, and adopted by the International Astronomical Union (IAU). [11]
The traditional name comes from the Arabic مِعْصَم miʽṣam 'wrist'.
In 2016, the IAU organized a Working Group on Star Names (WGSN) [12] to catalog and standardize proper names for stars. The WGSN decided to attribute proper names to individual stars rather than entire multiple systems. [13] It approved the name Misam for the component Kappa Persei Aa on 5 September 2017 and it is now so included in the List of IAU-approved Star Names. [10]
In Chinese, 大陵 (Dà Líng), meaning Mausoleum, refers to an asterism consisting of Kappa Persei, 9 Persei, Tau Persei, Iota Persei, Beta Persei (Algol), Rho Persei, 16 Persei and 12 Persei. Consequently, the Chinese name for Kappa Persei itself is 大陵四 (Dà Líng sì, English: the Fourth Star of Mausoleum.). [14]
At its distance, the visual magnitude of Kappa Persei is diminished by an extinction factor of 0.06 due to interstellar dust. [5] It has a relatively high proper motion totaling 0.230 arcseconds per year. [15] There is a 76.3% chance that it is a member of the Hyades- Pleiades stream of stars that share a common motion through space. [5]
With an estimated age of 4.58 billion years, [6] Kappa Persei Aa is an evolved G-type giant star with a stellar classification of G9.5 IIIb. [3] It is a red clump giant, which means that it is generating energy at its core through the nuclear fusion of helium. [16] The star has about 1.5 [6] times the mass of the Sun and 9 [4] times the Sun's radius. It radiates 40 [6] times the solar luminosity from its outer atmosphere at an effective temperature of 4,857 K. [6]
Kappa Persei B is at an angular separation of 44.10 arc seconds along a position angle of 319°, as of 2009. [9]
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