Observation data Epoch J2000.0 Equinox J2000.0 |
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Constellation | Perseus |
Right ascension | 3h 4m 47.8s |
Declination | 53° 30' 23" |
Apparent magnitude (V) | 2.91 |
Distance | 262 ly (80.37 pc) |
Spectral type | G8III |
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Gamma Persei (γ Per, γ Per) is a Class G8III, third-magnitude star in the constellation Perseus. Gamma Persei is actually a multiple star system consisting of two main components: a yellow giant star of class G8 and a magnitude of 2.91, and a lesser white companion of class A2V and a magnitude of 3.00. The Gamma Persei stellar system is located about 260 light-years from Earth.
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