Theta Persei
Star system in the constellation Perseus
θ Persei
Location of θ Persei (circled)
Observation dataEpoch J2000 Equinox J2000
Constellation
Perseus
Right ascension
02h 44m 11.98704s [ 1]
Declination
+49° 13′ 42.4111″[ 1]
Apparent magnitude (V)
4.11[ 2] / 9.987[ 3]
Characteristics
θ Per A
Evolutionary stage
Main sequence
Spectral type
F8 V[ 4]
U−B color index
+0.00[ 5]
B−V color index
+0.49[ 5]
θ Per B
Spectral type
M1.5 V[ 6]
B−V color index
+1.48[ 7]
Astrometry Radial velocity (Rv )+24.32[ 8] km/s Proper motion (μ) RA: +334.66[ 1] mas /yr Dec.: -89.99[ 1] mas /yr Parallax (π)89.87 ± 0.22 mas [ 1] Distance 36.29 ± 0.09 ly (11.13 ± 0.03 pc ) Absolute magnitude (MV )3.88[ 9]
Orbit [ 10] Period (P)2,720 yr Semi-major axis (a)22.289″ Eccentricity (e)0.13 Inclination (i)75.44° Longitude of the node (Ω)128° Periastron epoch (T)B 1613 Argument of periastron (ω) (secondary)100.64°
Details θ Per A Mass 1.138± 0.010[ 11] M ☉ Radius 1.319± 0.011[ 11] R ☉ Luminosity 2.235± 0.040[ 11] L ☉ Surface gravity (log g ) 4.43± 0.17[ 12] cgs Temperature 6,328± 86[ 12] K Metallicity [Fe/H] −0.03± 0.09[ 12] dex Age 4.0± 0.4[ 11] Gyr θ Per B Mass 0.521± 0.052[ 3] M ☉ Radius 0.498± 0.017[ 3] R ☉ Temperature 3,685± 60[ 3] K Metallicity [Fe/H] −0.03± 0.09[ 12] dex Age 2.4[ 3] Gyr
Other designations θ Per,
BD +48°746,
GJ 107,
CCDM J02441+4913,
IDS 02374+4848,
WDS J02442+4914
θ Per A : 13 Persei, HR 799, HD 16895, HIP 12777, FK5 93, GC 3277, PPM 45428, SAO 38288θ Per B : 2MASS J02441025+4913540
Database references SIMBAD θ Per θ Per A θ Per B
Theta Persei (Theta Per , θ Persei , θ Per ) is a star system 37 light years away from Earth , in the constellation Perseus . It is one of the closest naked-eye stars.
The primary star is a yellowish dwarf (main sequence) star of spectral type F8V, which is somewhat larger and brighter than the Sun, but still within the range considered to have the potential for Earth-like planets. There is also a red dwarf companion of spectral type M1.V, orbiting about 250 AU from the primary. It has a Gaia Data Release 2 parallax of 89.2871± 0.1534 mas , corresponding to a distance of 11.2 pc .[ 13]
An 11th-magnitude star is listed in double-star catalogues as component C of the multiple system. It was 95″ away from component A in 2002,[ 14] although the separation is rapidly increasing as it is a distant background object with a very different proper motion to the other two stars.[ 15] An unconfirmed companion, possibly a brown dwarf, was reported 6.2″ from θ Persei B in 2010.[ 16]
References
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