Astronomy:b Persei

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Short description: Star in the constellation Perseus

b Persei
Perseus constellation map.svg
Red circle.svg
Location of b Persei (circled)
Observation data
Equinox J2000.0]] (ICRS)
Constellation Perseus
Right ascension  04h 18m 14.61690s[1]
Declination +50° 17′ 43.8058″[1]
Apparent magnitude (V) 4.52 - 4.68[2]
Characteristics
Spectral type A1III[3]
B−V color index +0.04[4]
Variable type Ellipsoidal[2]
Astrometry
Radial velocity (Rv)19.8±0.9[5] km/s
Proper motion (μ) RA: 45.42±0.40[1] mas/yr
Dec.: −56.72±0.32[1] mas/yr
Parallax (π)10.40 ± 0.35[1] mas
Distance310 ± 10 ly
(96 ± 3 pc)
Absolute magnitude (MV)0.3[6]
Orbit[7]
PrimaryA or Aa
CompanionC or Ac
Period (P)701.76 days
Semi-major axis (a)5.09 mas
Eccentricity (e)0.235
Inclination (i)83.46°
Longitude of the node (Ω)115.29°
Periastron epoch (T)2440143.3984
Argument of periastron (ω)
(secondary)
263°
Details
A or Aa
Mass2.25[6] M
Radius3.2[8] R
Luminosity10[9] L
Temperature9000[6] K
Rotational velocity (v sin i)81[10] km/s
B or Ab
Mass0.56[11] M
Radius0.25[8] R
C or Ac
Mass1.24[11] M
Luminosity2[9] L
Other designations
BD+49°1150, GC 5174, HD 26961, HR 1324, HIP 20070, SAO 24531
Database references
SIMBADdata
Light curves for b Persei. The top panel, plotted from TESS data,[12] shows the variability of the inner binary pair. The lower panels, plotted from AAVSO data,[13] show two eclipses.

b Persei (also known as HD 26961) is a spectroscopic triple star in the constellation Perseus. Its apparent magnitude is 4.60,[6] and it is about 320 light years away.[1]

In addition to the primary, an A-type giant, there is a smaller and cooler companion in a 1.53 day orbit, probably an F-class star around absolute magnitude 3.0, and a more distant companion (star C or Ac) in an orbit calculated to be 702 days long.[6] The close binary pair forms a rotating ellipsoidal variable with a 1.53 day period. Star C forms an Algol-type variable system with the close binary, showing both primary eclipses (when star C passes in front of the inner pair) and secondary eclipses (when the inner pair passes in front of star C).[14] Timings of the eclipses show a 705.4-day period.[9]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 Van Leeuwen, F. (2007). "Validation of the new Hipparcos reduction". Astronomy and Astrophysics 474 (2): 653–664. doi:10.1051/0004-6361:20078357. Bibcode2007A&A...474..653V.  Vizier catalog entry
  2. 2.0 2.1 Samus, N. N. et al. (2009). "VizieR Online Data Catalog: General Catalogue of Variable Stars (Samus+ 2007-2013)". VizieR On-line Data Catalog: B/GCVS. Originally Published in: 2009yCat....102025S 1. Bibcode2009yCat....102025S. 
  3. Abt, Helmut A. (2009). "MK Classifications of Spectroscopic Binaries". The Astrophysical Journal Supplement 180 (1): 117–18. doi:10.1088/0067-0049/180/1/117. Bibcode2009ApJS..180..117A. 
  4. Anderson, E.; Francis, Ch. (2012). "XHIP: An extended hipparcos compilation". Astronomy Letters 38 (5): 331. doi:10.1134/S1063773712050015. Bibcode2012AstL...38..331A.  Vizier catalog entry
  5. Wilson, R. E. (1953). General Catalogue of Stellar Radial Velocities. Carnegie Institution for Science. Bibcode1953GCRV..C......0W. 
  6. 6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3 6.4 Hill, G.; Aikman, G. C. L.; Cowley, A. P.; Bolton, C. T.; Thomas, J. C. (1976). "The radio-flaring triple system B Per". The Astrophysical Journal 208: 152. doi:10.1086/154590. Bibcode1976ApJ...208..152H. 
  7. ESA (1997). "The Hipparcos and Tycho Catalogues". VizieR On-line Data Catalog 1239. Bibcode1997yCat.1239....0E. 
  8. 8.0 8.1 Duerbeck, H. W.; Schettler, A. (1979). "Photometric and spectroscopic study of the ellipsoidal variable b Persei". Acta Astronomica 29: 225. Bibcode1979AcA....29..225D. 
  9. 9.0 9.1 9.2 "Alert Notice 791: Anticipated secondary eclipse of b Per centered on September 29 2022 UT". https://www.aavso.org/aavso-alert-notice-791. 
  10. Royer, F. (2007). "Rotational velocities of A-type stars. III. Velocity distributions". Astronomy and Astrophysics 463 (2): 671–682. doi:10.1051/0004-6361:20065224. Bibcode2007A&A...463..671R. 
  11. 11.0 11.1 Tokovinin, Andrei (23 February 2018). "The Updated Multiple Star Catalog". The Astrophysical Journal Supplement Series 235 (1): 6. doi:10.3847/1538-4365/aaa1a5. Bibcode2018ApJS..235....6T. 
  12. "MAST: Barbara A. Mikulski Archive for Space Telescopes". Space Telescope Science Institute. https://mast.stsci.edu/portal/Mashup/Clients/Mast/Portal.html. 
  13. "Download Data". AAVSO. https://www.aavso.org/data-download. 
  14. "b Per". AAVSO. https://www.aavso.org/vsx/index.php?view=detail.top&oid=26212.