Sigma Persei

Sigma Persei (Sigma Per, σ Persei, σ Per) is an orange K-type giant with an apparent magnitude of +4.36. It is approximately 360 light years from Earth.

σ Persei
Location of σ Persei (circled)
Observation data
Epoch J2000      Equinox J2000
Constellation Perseus
Right ascension 03h 30m 34.48545s
Declination 47° 59 42.7808
Apparent magnitude (V) 4.36
Characteristics
Spectral type K3III
U−B color index +1.54
B−V color index +1.35
Astrometry
Radial velocity (Rv)+14.36 km/s
Proper motion (μ) RA: +3.56 mas/yr
Dec.: +18.48 mas/yr
Parallax (π)9.07 ± 0.26 mas
Distance360 ± 10 ly
(110 ± 3 pc)
Absolute magnitude (MV)-0.85
Details
Mass1.32 M
Radius36.89 R
Luminosity368 L
Surface gravity (log g)1.46 cgs
Temperature4,165 K
Metallicity [Fe/H]-0.20 dex
Rotational velocity (v sin i)< 1.0 km/s
Other designations
σ Persei, σ Per, Sigma Per, 35 Persei, BD+47°843, FK5 124, GC 4158, HD 21552, HIP 16335, HR 1052, NSV 1167, PPM 46257, SAO 38890
Database references
SIMBADdata

Sigma Persei is moving through the Galaxy at a speed of 17.4 km/s relative to the Sun. Its projected Galactic orbit carries it between 24,400 and 43,600 light years from the center of the Galaxy. It came closest to the Sun 5.1 million years ago when it had brightened to magnitude 3.11 from a distance of 202 light years.

It has one reported planet, b, with a period of 580 days and a mass approximately 6.5 times that of Jupiter.

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