Mu Persei

Mu Persei
Location of μ Persei (circled)


Observation data Epoch J2000.0 Equinox J2000.0
Constellation	Perseus
Right ascension	04^h 14^m 53.86^s
Declination	+48° 24' 33.7"
Apparent magnitude (V)	+4.12
Distance	723 ly (222 pc)
Spectral type	G0Ib
Other designations
μ Persei, μ Per, Mu Per, 51 Persei, BD+48 1063, CCDM J04149+4824A, FK5 1117, GC 5099, HD 26630, HIP 19812, HR 1303, PPM 46912, SAO 39404, WDS J04149+4825A.

Mu Persei (Mu Per, μ Persei, μ Per) is multiple star system and in constellation of Perseus, with an apparent magnitude of +4.12. The primary component is an yellow G-type supergiant. It is approximately 723 light years from Earth. With the measured temperature as 5337 Kelvin and a radius of 53 times solar, this star has the luminosity same as 2030 times of Sun.^[1]

Mu Persei is moving through the Galaxy at a speed of 35.6 km/s relative to the Sun. Its projected Galactic orbit carries it between 23,900 and 32,400 light years from the center of the Galaxy.^[2]

Mu Persei came closest to the Sun 5.6 million years ago when it had brightened to magnitude 3.25 from a distance of 600 light years.^[2]

Naming

In Chinese, 天船 (Tiān Chuán), meaning Celestial Boat, refers to an asterism consisting of μ Persei, η Persei, γ Persei, α Persei, ψ Persei, δ Persei, 48 Persei and HD 27084. Consequently, μ Persei itself is known as 天船七 (Tiān Chuán qī, English: the Seventh Star of Celestial Boat.)^[3]

References

Stars of Perseus

Bayer	α (Mirfak / Algenib) β (Algol, Gorgonea Prima) γ δ ε ζ η (Miram) θ ι κ (Misam) λ μ ν ξ (Menkib) ο (Atik) π (Gorgonea Secunda) ρ (Gorgonea Tertia) σ τ φ ψ ω (Gorgonea Quarta) b

Flamsteed	1 2 3 4 5 7 (χ) 8 9 10 11 12 14 16 17 20 21 24 29 30 31 32 34 36 40 42 43 48 49 50 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 1 Aur

Variable	S T U V X Z RS RT RV RW RY ST SU SV TZ UV UX UY VX XY XZ YZ AB AG AR AS AW AX BM DM DY FO GK IK IP IQ IU IW IX IZ KP KS KT KW LX V351 V356 V357 V361 V376 V380 V386 V396 V400 V423 V432 V440 V459 V461 V471 V472 V473 V480 V490 V492 V493 V505 V509 V520 (61 And) V521 V545 V551 V572 V573 V575 V576 V621 V718

HR	470 526 529 538 540 621 641 787 792 810 820 831 842 846 849 864 865 876 885 886 890 894 918 920 923 930 949 950 956 964 966 969 973 975 979 986 991 1001 1019 1034 1037 1041 1047 1051 1056 1059 1074 1097 1113 1127 1130 1133 1141 1160 1164 1176 1191 1197 1198 1207 1215 1226 1234 1286 1301 1330 1333 1337 1344 1371 1390 1419 1424 1482 1489 1493 1500 1514

HD	13519 14433 14434 16691 16760 17092 17245 17605 21684 22781 23301 23596 25329 26702 29587

Gliese	GJ 1068

Other	BD+31 643 BD+48 740 G 38-29 G 95-57 GD 61 GRO J0422+32 HAT-P-15 HAT-P-29 IRAS 04296+3429 L1448-IRS2E LkHα 101 LRLL 54361 NGC 1333 13 NGC 1333 IRAS 2A NGC 1333 IRAS 4A NGC 1333 IRAS 4B NSV 1436 PSR B0355+54 PSR J0357+3205

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