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Pi Persei

Location of π Persei (circled)
Observation data Epoch J2000      Equinox J2000
Constellation	Perseus
Right ascension	02 58 45.66858
Declination	+39° 39′ 45.8212″
Apparent magnitude (V)	4.70
Characteristics
Spectral type	A2Vn
U−B color index	+0.12
B−V color index	+0.06
Astrometry
Radial velocity (Rv)	+14.2 km/s
Proper motion (μ)	RA: +26.224 mas/yr Dec.: −41.899 mas/yr
Parallax (π)	10.7797 ± 0.2794 mas
Distance	303 ± 8 ly (93 ± 2 pc)
Absolute magnitude (MV)	−0.21
Details
Mass	2.07 M☉
Radius	4.8 R☉
Luminosity	170 L☉
Surface gravity (log g)	3.53 cgs
Temperature	9,290 K
Rotational velocity (v sin i)	186 km/s
Age	272 Myr
Other designations
Gorgonea Secunda, π Per, 22 Persei, BD+39°681, FK5 2207, GC 3567, HD 18411, HIP 13879, HR 879, SAO 56047
Database references
SIMBAD	data

π Persei, Latinized as Pi Persei, is a single star in the northern constellation of Perseus. It has the traditional name Gorgonea Secunda /ɡɔːrɡəˈniːə sɪˈkʌndə/, the second of three Gorgons in the mythology of the hero Perseus. This star has a white hue and is faintly visible to the naked eye with an apparent visual magnitude of +4.7. It is located at a distance of approximately 303 light years from the Sun based on parallax, and is moving further away with a radial velocity of +14 km/s.

This object is an A-type main-sequence star with a stellar classification of A2Vn, where the 'n' suffix indicates broad (nebulous) lines due to rapid rotation. It is spinning with a projected rotational velocity of 186 km/s, which is creating an equatorial bulge that is 6% wider than the polar radius. The star is 272 million years old with double the mass of the Sun. It has 4.8 times the Sun's radius and is radiating 170 times the luminosity of the Sun from its photosphere at an effective temperature of 9,290 K.

References

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v t e Constellation of Perseus
List of stars in Perseus Perseus in Chinese astronomy
Stars	Bayer α (Mirfak) β (Algol) 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 (g) 5 7 8 9 (i) 10 11 12 14 16 17 20 21 24 29 30 31 32 (l) 34 36 40 (o) 42 (n) 43 (A) 48 (c) 49 50 52 (f) 53 (d) 54 55 56 57 (m) 58 (e) 59 1 Aur Variable S T U V X Z RS RT RV RW RY ST SU SV TZ UV UX UY VX XX 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 V392 V396 V400 V423 V432 V440 V459 V461 V471 V472 V473 V480 V490 V492 V505 V509 V518 V520 (61 And) V521 V545 V551 V572 V573 V575 V576 V621 V718 V1024 HR 470 526 529 538 540 621 641 787 792 810 820 831 842 846 849 864 865 876 885 886 890 894 918 (k) 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 Other BD+31 643 BD+48 740 G 38-29 G 95-57 GD 61 HAT-P-15 (Berehynia) HAT-P-29 (Muspelheim) IRAS 04296+3429 L1448-IRS2E LkHα 101 LRLL 54361 NGC 1333 13 NGC 1333 IRAS 2A NGC 1333 IRAS 4A NGC 1333 IRAS 4B NGC 1624-2 PSR B0355+54 PSR J0357+3205 WR 4
Exoplanets WASP-11b/HAT-P-10b
Star clusters	NGC 869 (h) 884 (χ) 957 1039 1220 1285 1342 1444 1513 1528 1545 1624 Other Alpha Persei Cluster IC 348 Trumpler 2
Nebulae	NGC 650 (Little Dumbbell Nebula) 1333 1491 1499 (California Nebula) 1579 Other Barnard 203 Wreath Nebula
Galaxies	NGC 1003 1023 1058 1077 1086 1159 1160 1161 1167 1169 1175 (Peanut Galaxy) 1198 1250 1259 1260 1264 1265 1267 1268 1270 1271 1272 1273 1274 1275 1277 1278 1279 1281 1282 1283 1293 1294 1334 Other 1H 0323+342 IC 310 UGC 2885 (Godzilla galaxy) 4C +37.11
Galaxy clusters Perseus Cluster
Astronomical events SN 2006gy Perseids
Category

• A-type main-sequence stars
• Perseus (constellation)
• Bayer objects
• Durchmusterung objects
• Flamsteed objects
• Henry Draper Catalogue objects
• Hipparcos objects
• Bright Star Catalogue objects
• Stars with proper names