31 Persei

31 Persei
	Location of 31 Persei (circled)
Observation data; Epoch J2000 Equinox J2000
Constellation	Perseus
Right ascension	03h 19m 07.63796s
Declination	50° 05′ 41.8724″
Apparent magnitude (V)	5.05
Characteristics
Spectral type	B5V
U−B color index	−0.53
B−V color index	−0.06
Astrometry
Radial velocity (Rv)	−1.60 km/s
Proper motion (μ)	RA: +23.580 mas/yr ; Dec.: −23.322 mas/yr
Parallax (π)	5.8399±0.1792 mas
Distance	560 ± 20 ly ; (171 ± 5 pc)
Absolute magnitude (MV)	−1.44
Details
Mass	4.647 M☉
Radius	3.4 R☉
Luminosity	950 L☉
Temperature	15,301 K
Metallicity [Fe/H]	0.00 dex
Rotational velocity (v sin i)	260 km/s
Age	234 Myr
Other designations
	31 Per, BD+49°902, GC 3945, HD 20418, HIP 15444, HR 989, SAO 38714
Database references
SIMBAD	data

31 Persei is a single^[13] star in the northern constellation of Perseus. It is visible to the naked eye as a dim, blue-white hued point of light with an apparent visual magnitude of 5.05.^[2] This star is located around 172 parsecs (560 ly) away from the Sun,^[14] and it is drifting closer with a radial velocity of −1.6 km/s.^[5] It is likely a member of the Alpha Persei Cluster.^[15]

This object is a massive B-type main-sequence star with a stellar classification of B5V^[3] and it is currently generating energy through hydrogen fusion at its core. It is around 234^[9] million years old and is spinning rapidly with a projected rotational velocity of 260 km/s.^[10] The star has 4.6^[7] times the mass of the Sun and about 3.4^[8] times the radius of the Sun. It is radiating 950^[6] times the luminosity of the Sun from its photosphere at an effective temperature of 15,301 K.^[6]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e Brown, A. G. A.; et al. (Gaia collaboration) (August 2018). "Gaia Data Release 2: Summary of the contents and survey properties". Astronomy & Astrophysics. 616. A1. arXiv:1804.09365. Bibcode:2018A&A...616A...1G. doi:10.1051/0004-6361/201833051. Gaia DR2 record for this source at VizieR.
^ ^a ^b Anderson, E.; Francis, Ch. (2012). "XHIP: An extended hipparcos compilation". Astronomy Letters. 38 (5): 331. arXiv:1108.4971. Bibcode:2012AstL...38..331A. doi:10.1134/S1063773712050015. S2CID 119257644. Vizier catalog entry
^ ^a ^b Hoffleit, D.; Warren, W. H. (1995). "VizieR Online Data Catalog: Bright Star Catalogue, 5th Revised Ed. (Hoffleit+, 1991)". VizieR On-line Data Catalog: V/50. Originally Published in: 1964BS....C......0H. 5050. Bibcode:1995yCat.5050....0H.
^ ^a ^b Mallama, A. (2014). "Sloan Magnitudes for the Brightest Stars". The Journal of the American Association of Variable Star Observers. 42 (2): 443. Bibcode:2014JAVSO..42..443M.Vizier catalog entry
^ ^a ^b Gontcharov, G. A. (2006). "Pulkovo Compilation of Radial Velocities for 35 495 Hipparcos stars in a common system". Astronomy Letters. 32 (11): 759–771. arXiv:1606.08053. Bibcode:2006AstL...32..759G. doi:10.1134/S1063773706110065. S2CID 119231169.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e Silaj, J.; Landstreet, J. D. (2014). "Accurate age determinations of several nearby open clusters containing magnetic Ap stars". Astronomy & Astrophysics. 566: A132. arXiv:1407.4531. Bibcode:2014A&A...566A.132S. doi:10.1051/0004-6361/201321468. S2CID 53370832.
^ ^a ^b Sheikhi, Najmeh; et al. (March 2016). "The binary fraction and mass segregation in Alpha Persei open cluster". Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society. 457 (1): 1028–1036. arXiv:1601.02186. Bibcode:2016MNRAS.457.1028S. doi:10.1093/mnras/stw059.
^ ^a ^b Pasinetti Fracassini, L. E.; et al. (February 2001). "Catalogue of Apparent Diameters and Absolute Radii of Stars (CADARS)". Astronomy and Astrophysics. 367 (2) (Third ed.): 521–524. arXiv:astro-ph/0012289. Bibcode:2001A&A...367..521P. doi:10.1051/0004-6361:20000451. S2CID 425754.
^ ^a ^b Gontcharov, G. A. (2012). "Dependence of kinematics on the age of stars in the solar neighborhood". Astronomy Letters. 38 (12): 771–782. arXiv:1606.08814. Bibcode:2012AstL...38..771G. doi:10.1134/S1063773712120031. S2CID 118345778. Vizier catalog entry
^ ^a ^b Abt, Helmut A.; et al. (2002). "Rotational Velocities of B Stars". The Astrophysical Journal. 573 (1): 359–365. Bibcode:2002ApJ...573..359A. doi:10.1086/340590.
^ Gontcharov, G. A. (November 2012). "Spatial distribution and kinematics of OB stars". Astronomy Letters. 38 (11): 694–706. arXiv:1606.09028. Bibcode:2012AstL...38..694G. doi:10.1134/S1063773712110035. S2CID 119108982.
^ "31 Per". SIMBAD. Centre de données astronomiques de Strasbourg. Retrieved 2019-07-13.
^ Eggleton, P. P.; Tokovinin, A. A. (September 2008). "A catalogue of multiplicity among bright stellar systems". Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society. 389 (2): 869–879. arXiv:0806.2878. Bibcode:2008MNRAS.389..869E. doi:10.1111/j.1365-2966.2008.13596.x. S2CID 14878976.
^ Van Leeuwen, F. (2007). "Validation of the new Hipparcos reduction". Astronomy and Astrophysics. 474 (2): 653–664. arXiv:0708.1752. Bibcode:2007A&A...474..653V. doi:10.1051/0004-6361:20078357. S2CID 18759600. Vizier catalog entry
^ Zuckerman, B.; et al. (June 2012). "Stellar Membership and Dusty Debris Disks in the α Persei Cluster". The Astrophysical Journal. 752 (1): 12. arXiv:1204.3950. Bibcode:2012ApJ...752...58Z. doi:10.1088/0004-637X/752/1/58. S2CID 119207634. 58.

[GaiaDR2-1] Brown, A. G. A.; et al. (Gaia collaboration) (August 2018). "Gaia Data Release 2: Summary of the contents and survey properties". Astronomy & Astrophysics. 616. A1. arXiv:1804.09365. Bibcode:2018A&A...616A...1G. doi:10.1051/0004-6361/201833051. Gaia DR2 record for this source at VizieR.

[XHIP-2] Anderson, E.; Francis, Ch. (2012). "XHIP: An extended hipparcos compilation". Astronomy Letters. 38 (5): 331. arXiv:1108.4971. Bibcode:2012AstL...38..331A. doi:10.1134/S1063773712050015. S2CID 119257644. Vizier catalog entry

[Hoffleit1991-3] Hoffleit, D.; Warren, W. H. (1995). "VizieR Online Data Catalog: Bright Star Catalogue, 5th Revised Ed. (Hoffleit+, 1991)". VizieR On-line Data Catalog: V/50. Originally Published in: 1964BS....C......0H. 5050. Bibcode:1995yCat.5050....0H.

[Mallama2014-4] Mallama, A. (2014). "Sloan Magnitudes for the Brightest Stars". The Journal of the American Association of Variable Star Observers. 42 (2): 443. Bibcode:2014JAVSO..42..443M.Vizier catalog entry

[Gontcharov2006-5] Gontcharov, G. A. (2006). "Pulkovo Compilation of Radial Velocities for 35 495 Hipparcos stars in a common system". Astronomy Letters. 32 (11): 759–771. arXiv:1606.08053. Bibcode:2006AstL...32..759G. doi:10.1134/S1063773706110065. S2CID 119231169.

[Silaj2014-6] Silaj, J.; Landstreet, J. D. (2014). "Accurate age determinations of several nearby open clusters containing magnetic Ap stars". Astronomy & Astrophysics. 566: A132. arXiv:1407.4531. Bibcode:2014A&A...566A.132S. doi:10.1051/0004-6361/201321468. S2CID 53370832.

[Sheikhi2016-7] Sheikhi, Najmeh; et al. (March 2016). "The binary fraction and mass segregation in Alpha Persei open cluster". Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society. 457 (1): 1028–1036. arXiv:1601.02186. Bibcode:2016MNRAS.457.1028S. doi:10.1093/mnras/stw059.

[cadars-8] Pasinetti Fracassini, L. E.; et al. (February 2001). "Catalogue of Apparent Diameters and Absolute Radii of Stars (CADARS)". Astronomy and Astrophysics. 367 (2) (Third ed.): 521–524. arXiv:astro-ph/0012289. Bibcode:2001A&A...367..521P. doi:10.1051/0004-6361:20000451. S2CID 425754.

[Gontcharov2012-9] Gontcharov, G. A. (2012). "Dependence of kinematics on the age of stars in the solar neighborhood". Astronomy Letters. 38 (12): 771–782. arXiv:1606.08814. Bibcode:2012AstL...38..771G. doi:10.1134/S1063773712120031. S2CID 118345778. Vizier catalog entry

[Abt2002-10] Abt, Helmut A.; et al. (2002). "Rotational Velocities of B Stars". The Astrophysical Journal. 573 (1): 359–365. Bibcode:2002ApJ...573..359A. doi:10.1086/340590.

[Gontcharov2012b-11] Gontcharov, G. A. (November 2012). "Spatial distribution and kinematics of OB stars". Astronomy Letters. 38 (11): 694–706. arXiv:1606.09028. Bibcode:2012AstL...38..694G. doi:10.1134/S1063773712110035. S2CID 119108982.

[SIMBAD-12] "31 Per". SIMBAD. Centre de données astronomiques de Strasbourg. Retrieved 2019-07-13.

[Eggleton2008-13] Eggleton, P. P.; Tokovinin, A. A. (September 2008). "A catalogue of multiplicity among bright stellar systems". Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society. 389 (2): 869–879. arXiv:0806.2878. Bibcode:2008MNRAS.389..869E. doi:10.1111/j.1365-2966.2008.13596.x. S2CID 14878976.

[vanLeeuwen2007-14] Van Leeuwen, F. (2007). "Validation of the new Hipparcos reduction". Astronomy and Astrophysics. 474 (2): 653–664. arXiv:0708.1752. Bibcode:2007A&A...474..653V. doi:10.1051/0004-6361:20078357. S2CID 18759600. Vizier catalog entry

[Zuckerman2012-15] Zuckerman, B.; et al. (June 2012). "Stellar Membership and Dusty Debris Disks in the α Persei Cluster". The Astrophysical Journal. 752 (1): 12. arXiv:1204.3950. Bibcode:2012ApJ...752...58Z. doi:10.1088/0004-637X/752/1/58. S2CID 119207634. 58.

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Observation data Epoch J2000 Equinox J2000
Location of 31 Persei (circled)
Constellation	Perseus
Right ascension	03^h 19^m 07.63796^s^[1]
Declination	50° 05′ 41.8724″^[1]
Apparent magnitude (V)	5.05^[2]
Characteristics
Spectral type	B5V^[3]
U−B color index	−0.53^[4]
B−V color index	−0.06^[4]
Astrometry

Radial velocity (R_v)	−1.60^[5] km/s
Proper motion (μ)	RA: +23.580^[1] mas/yr Dec.: −23.322^[1] mas/yr
Parallax (π)	5.8399±0.1792 mas^[1]
Distance	560 ± 20 ly (171 ± 5 pc)
Absolute magnitude (M_V)	−1.44^[6]

Details

Mass	4.647^[7] `M`_☉
Radius	3.4^[8] `R`_☉
Luminosity	950^[6] `L`_☉
Temperature	15,301^[6] K
Metallicity [Fe/H]	0.00^[9] dex
Rotational velocity (v sin i)	260^[10] km/s
Age	234^[11] Myr

Other designations
31 Per, BD+49°902, GC 3945, HD 20418, HIP 15444, HR 989, SAO 38714^[12]
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