10 Persei

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10 Persei
Observation data
Epoch J2000.0      Equinox J2000.0 (ICRS)
Constellation Perseus
Right ascension 02h 25m 16.02916s [1]
Declination +56° 36 35.3536 [1]
Spectral typeB2Iae

10 Persei is a pulsating variable star in the constellation Perseus. Its apparent magnitude is 6.27. Located around 1,041 parsecs (3,400 ly) distant, it is an emission-line blue supergiant of spectral type B2Iae,[1] a massive star that has used up its core hydrogen and is now fusing heavier elements.

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 "V554 Persei". SIMBAD Astronomical Database. Centre de Données astronomiques de Strasbourg. Retrieved 3 January 2013. 
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