Xi Persei

GPTKB entity

Statements (33)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:star
spectroscopic binary star
gptkbp:apparentMagnitude 4.04
gptkbp:catalogueNumber gptkb:FK5_120
gptkb:HD_24912
ADS 2984
BD+35 642
GC 4782
HIP 18859
HR 1203
SAO 56656
WDS J03590+3547
gptkbp:constellation gptkb:Perseus
gptkbp:declination +35° 47′ 27″
gptkbp:diameter about 14 solar radii
gptkbp:discoveredBy gptkb:William_Herschel
gptkbp:discoveredIn 1782
gptkbp:distanceFromEarth approximately 1200 light-years
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Xi Persei
gptkbp:isRunawayStar true
gptkbp:luminosity about 330,000 times that of the Sun
gptkbp:mass about 40 solar masses
gptkbp:otherName gptkb:Menkib
gptkbp:parallax 2.71 mas
gptkbp:properMotionRA +4.06 mas/yr
-2.21 mas/yr
gptkbp:radialVelocity -44 km/s
gptkbp:rightAscension 03h 58m 57.9s
gptkbp:spectralType O7.5III(n)((f))
gptkbp:temperature about 35,000 K
gptkbp:variableStar gptkb:Beta_Cephei_variable
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:NGC_1499
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7