HD 24912

E459034

HD 24912, also known as ξ Persei, is a bright, massive O-type star in the constellation Perseus and a prominent member of the Perseus OB2 stellar association.

All labels observed (1)

Label Occurrences
HD 24912 canonical 4

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf O-type star
main-sequence star
massive star
spectroscopic binary candidate
star
ageMillionYears about 6
alsoKnownAs BD+34 784
HIP 18614
HR 1203
SAO 56799
Xi Persei
linked to: ξ Persei

ξ Persei
apparentMagnitudeV 4.04
catalogIdentifier HD 24912
colorIndexBMinusV 0.09
constellation Perseus
coordinatesEpoch J2000
declination +35° 47′ 27″
distanceFromEarthLightYears approximately 1080
distanceFromEarthParsecs approximately 330
effectiveTemperatureKelvin around 35000
galacticLatitudeDegrees -13.11
galacticLongitudeDegrees 160.37
galacticPopulation thin disk
hasNonRadialPulsations candidate
hasOpticalVariability yes
hasStellarWind yes
heliumEnrichment yes
locatedIn Milky Way
Orion Arm
luminositySolarLuminosities approximately 2.8e5
massSolarMasses approximately 40
memberOf Perseus OB2 association
observedIn Gaia mission
linked to: Gaia observatory

Hipparcos mission
linked to: Hipparcos satellite
parallaxErrorMilliarcseconds 0.16
parallaxMilliarcseconds 3.01
properMotionDECmasPerYr -13.28
properMotionRAmasPerYr 1.86
radialVelocityKmPerSec -80
radiusSolarRadii approximately 14
rightAscension 03h 57m 51.2s
rotationalVelocityKmPerSec about 215
runawayStarCandidate yes
spectralType O7.5III(n)((f))
stellarWindType strong radiatively driven wind
variableType irregular variable

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (4)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Menkib catalogDesignation HD 24912
HD 24912 catalogIdentifier HD 24912
ξ Persei catalogIdentifier HD 24912