50 Persei

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50 Persei
Observation data
Epoch J2000.0      Equinox J2000.0 (ICRS)
Constellation Perseus
Right ascension 04h 08m 36.61660s [1]
Declination +38° 02 23.0488 [1]
Spectral typeF7V

50 Persei is a star in the constellation Perseus. Its apparent magnitude is 5.50. Located around 21.00 parsecs (68.5 ly) distant, it is a White main-sequence star of spectral type F7V,[1] a star that is currently fusing its core hydrogen. The star is an RS Canum Venaticorum variable,[1] meaning that it is a close binary star whose components have star-spots, which cause variations in brightness.

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 "14 Persei". SIMBAD Astronomical Database. Centre de Données astronomiques de Strasbourg. Retrieved 31 December 2013. 
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