HD 24912

E459034

HD 24912, also known as ξ Persei, is a bright, massive O-type star in the constellation Perseus and a prominent member of the Perseus OB2 stellar association.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf O-type star
main-sequence star
massive star
spectroscopic binary candidate
star
ageMillionYears about 6
alsoKnownAs BD+34 784 NERFINISHED
HIP 18614 NERFINISHED
HR 1203 NERFINISHED
SAO 56799 NERFINISHED
Xi Persei NERFINISHED
ξ Persei NERFINISHED
apparentMagnitudeV 4.04
catalogIdentifier HD 24912 NERFINISHED
colorIndexBMinusV 0.09
constellation Perseus NERFINISHED
coordinatesEpoch J2000
declination +35° 47′ 27″
distanceFromEarthLightYears approximately 1080
distanceFromEarthParsecs approximately 330
effectiveTemperatureKelvin around 35000
galacticLatitudeDegrees -13.11
galacticLongitudeDegrees 160.37
galacticPopulation thin disk
hasNonRadialPulsations candidate
hasOpticalVariability yes
hasStellarWind yes
heliumEnrichment yes
locatedIn Milky Way
Orion Arm NERFINISHED
luminositySolarLuminosities approximately 2.8e5
massSolarMasses approximately 40
memberOf Perseus OB2 association NERFINISHED
observedIn Gaia mission NERFINISHED
Hipparcos mission NERFINISHED
parallaxErrorMilliarcseconds 0.16
parallaxMilliarcseconds 3.01
properMotionDECmasPerYr -13.28
properMotionRAmasPerYr 1.86
radialVelocityKmPerSec -80
radiusSolarRadii approximately 14
rightAscension 03h 57m 51.2s
rotationalVelocityKmPerSec about 215
runawayStarCandidate yes
spectralType O7.5III(n)((f))
stellarWindType strong radiatively driven wind
variableType irregular variable

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