Mu Persei
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Observation data Epoch J2000.0 Equinox J2000.0 | |
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Constellation | Perseus |
Right ascension | 04h 14m 53.86s |
Declination | +48° 24' 33.7" |
Apparent magnitude (V) | +4.12 |
Distance | 723 ly (222 pc) |
Spectral type | G0Ib |
Other designations | |
Database references | |
SIMBAD | data |
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 a 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]